A Guide to the Merritt T. Cooke Memorial Virginia Print Collection, 1857-1907 Merritt T. Cooke Memorial Virginia Print Collection 9408

A Guide to the Merritt T. Cooke Memorial Virginia Print Collection, 1857-1907

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Accession Number 9408

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Repository

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Accession number

9408

Title

The Merritt T. Cooke Memorial Virginia Print Collection 1857-1907

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 80 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

The Merritt T. Cooke Memorial Virginia Print Collection, Accession #9408, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the library as a gift from Mrs. Merritt T. Cooke on 1970 January 16.

Scope and Content Information

Include lithographs, engravings, etchings, and watercolors, 1857-1907, of scenic and historic Virginia sites, including several of Virginia churches, Richmond, including one of the burning of the Theatre (1811), White Sulphur Springs (Greenbrier County , W. Va.), White Sulphur Springs (Fauquier County ), Natural Bridge, Fayette County , W. Va., Peaks of Otter, and the University of Virginia.

Also contains 42 lithographs from Album of Virginia, published in Richmond in 1858 by Edward Beyer.

Contents List

Box 1

Series I: Small Prints

Box 1
"Episcopal Church at Richmond, Virginia. "

engraving 21 x 29 cm

W. Goodacre, Del. J. Archer Sc.
Box 1
"The City of Richmond, from Mayo's Toll House "

engraving 18 x 25 cm.

J. Wood fecit.
Box 1
"Episcopal Church at Richmond, Virginia. "

21 x 27 cm

drawn by W. Goodacre, New York; engraved and printed by Fenner Sears & Co. "London Published May 15, 1831 by L. T. Hinton and Sumpkin & Marshall"
Box 1
"Falls of the Blackwater. "

engraving hand tinted 32 x 24 cm

FWQ Sc. WLS after DHS
Box 1
"Falls of the Pedler Virginia "

engraving. hand tinted 19 x 13 cm
Box 1
"Fortress Monroe and Its Vicinity "

engraving, 1862, hand tinted, 22 x 27 cm

J. Wells, del. R. Hinshelwood, S. C.
Box 1
"Great Falls of the Potomac "

engraved from a Large Print, 21 x 27 cm.

By permission of Mr. Nightingale, [?] London: Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Paternoster Row, May, 1812
Box 1
"T.J. Jackson. "

engraving, 1866, 27 x 17 cm

Johnson, Fry & Co., Publishers, N. Y., from an original painting by Nast
Box 1
"James River, Va. "

18 x 23 cm.

1845 June, by A. Kallner, ink-wash drawing
Box 1
"The Lake of the Dismal Swamp "

Print. 25 x 38 cm.

Currier & Ives, colored (crayon?)
Box 1
"The Lawn - University of Virginia "

etching - 25 x 16 cm.

by Day Lowry
Box 1
"Mill at Marlborough, Maryland. "

engraving [Stipple?], hand tinted, 22 x 30 cm

E. Van Blon. J. Hill, Sc.
Box 1
"Natural Bridge, Virginia. "

29 x 21 cm.

Drawn by W. Goodacre, N.Y., engraved by T.S. Woodcock, N.Y. Boston: Published by S. Walker
Box 1
"The Norfolk Female Institute Polka & Schottisch "

26 x 33 cm.

Complete sheet music with lithograph hand tinted, on cover. "Lith of Sarony & Major N.Y.
Box 1
"Orphan Asylum at Norfolk Virginia. "

engraving, hand tinted, 13 x 21 cm.

Eng. D for the Port-Folio Pub. By H. Hall.
Box 1
"Portsmouth Ocean House Schottisch. "

26 x 33 cm.

Complete sheet music, composed by Sign. G. George. Published by Geo. Willig. Jr. Baltimore.
Box 1
"Richmond, Va. And Its Vicinity. "

23 x 29 cm.

J. Wells, del...AD 1863 by Virtue, Vorston & Co...R. Hinshelwood, S.C.
Box 1
"Sir Walter Raleigh ordering the Standard of Queen Elizabeth to be erected on the Coast of Virginia. "

29 x 17 cm.

Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography. Taylor delin. et sculpt.
Box 1
"Surrender of Gen. Lee , At Appomattox C. H. Va. April 9th 1865." "

35 x 25 cm. Hand tinted.

Printed by Currier & Ives, "Entered ...1865 ...
Box 1
"University of Virginia, at Charlottesville. "

engraving, hand tinted, 14 x 22 cm.
Box 1
"Valley Falls - Virginia. "

Print by Currier & Ives, colored (Crayon?) - 25 x 36 cm.
Box 1
"View in the Vicinity of Staunton, Virginia. "

lithograph (?), 18 x 24 cm.

A. W. Elson & Co., Boston
Box 1
"View of Richmond, Virginia. "

Print - 9 x 12 cm (has been cut down)

Drawn by C. Fraser. Acquainted by Hill
Box 1
"Yorktown, Virginia. "

engraving, hand tinted - 17 x 22 cm.

Series II: Edward Beyer Album of Virginia Prints

Box OS Box M-17
"Album of Virginia Illustrated by Ed. Beyer 1858. "

Cover to Volume with 4 small oval engravings and 1 larger one; has engravings of George and Martha Washington on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Blue Sulphur Spring Greenbrier County Va. "

has autographs of Edw. Bates, A. Appleton, Wm. Pennington and James D. P. Ogden on back
Box OS Box M-17
"Bullard Rock on the New River Near the River White Sulphur Spr. Giles County , Va. "

2 copies

One has engraving of Luther, Melancthon, Pomeranus, and Crucier on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Burner's White Sulphur Spr. Shenandoah, Co. "

has autographs of T.L. Clingman, Johabad (?) Goodwin (Gov., N. H.), John Letcher (Va.), S. A. Douglas, A. Lincoln (facsimile), H. Hamlin (facsimile), and W. A. Gioban (?) on back
Box OS Box M-17
"The Drums. The Tapestry Room, Weyer's Cave. Central R. R. Augusta County , Va. "

has autographs of Washington Hunt (Gov., N.Y.), W.A. Buckingham (Gov., Conn.), and Chs. S. Olden (Gov., N.J.) on back
Box OS Box M-17
"Falling Springs Batch County Va. "

has engraving of Fredericus Wilhelmus and autographs of James Buchanan, Sam Houston, Jefferson Davis, and J. R. Ingersoll on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Fauquier White Sulphur Springs Fauquier County Va. "

has engraving "Peter the Great Saved by His Mother" on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Harper's Ferry from Jefferson Rock Jefferson Co. Va. "

has autographs of D.S. Duhinson (?), Jethro Arling[?], Jr., H. Winter Davis, and D.D. Barnard on the back.
Box OS Box M-17
"The High Bridge Near Farmville "

has engraving of Henry W. Longfellow on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Hot Springs Bath County , Va. "
Box OS Box M-17
"James River Canal Near the Mouth of the North River Rockbridge County , Va. "

has autographs of W.L. Sharkey, Tho- Bragg (Gov. N.C.), Joseph Lane, W.E. Sinnus (? M.C., Ky.), and Wm. Pennington (M.C.)
Box OS Box M-17
"Kanawha Fall Fayette County , Va. "

has engravings of John C. Breckenridge and Joseph Lane, and autographs of J. Tyler, Jere. Clemens, Th. S. Bocock, Edward Everett, and J. P. Benjamin on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"The Little Tunnel Near Shawsville Va. & T. R. R. Montgomery County , Va. "

colored. Has engraving by J. Sartain "Richard the Third Endeavoring to Persuade Buckingham..." on the back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Natural Bridge Rockbridge Co. Va. "

has autographs of W.C. Rives, Jas. P. Ogden, Geo, Briggs (M.C.), and W.N.H. Smith, and an engraving of Paul Morphy on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Natural Bridge Rockbridge County , Va. "

different view from preceding; has engraving "Louis XVI Threatened by the Mob on Their Visit to the Tuileries, June 20, 1792.
Box OS Box M-17
""Old Point Comfort" and "Hygeia Hotel" "

on same print; 2 copies

larger one has engraving of Alexander I of Russia on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Old Sweet Spr. Monroe County Va. "

has engraving of George D.P. Custis [?[ and Alexander von Humbolt with autographs of Ed. Etheridge, Wm. L. Goggin, Thos, H. Clay, and J(?) Holt on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Red Sulphur Spring Monroe County , Va. "

has engraving of Rev. James W. Alexander, D.D. on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Red Sweet Springs Monroe County Va. "

has autographs of I. Towcey, Rev. Thompson, Geo, Briggs, A.B. Moore (Gov., Ala.), and Henry W. Hilliard on back
Box OS Box M-17
"Roanoke Red Sulphur Spr. Roanoke Co. "
Box OS Box M-17
"Rockbridge Alum Spring Rockbridge County Va. "

has facsimile of poem by Thos. Hoors (?)
Box OS Box M-17
"Rockfish Gap and the Mountain House Central R.R. Augusta Co. Va. "

has autographs of M. Van Buren, John S. Milburn, W.W. Seaton, B. Magoffin (Gov., Ky.), and John B. Floyd (Gov., Va.) on back
Box OS Box M-17
"The Salt Pond From the Salt Pond Knob Giles County Va. No. 1 "

has autographs of Lewis Cass, A.N. Botele (?), J.M. Morehead, and A.J. Hopkins on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"The Salt Pond From the Salt Pond Knob Giles County Va. No. 2 "

different view from above.
Box OS Box M-17
"Salt Suphur Spring Monroe County Va. "

has engravings of cartoons of Lord North and Mr. Fox, of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Burke, and a portrait engraving of J.A. Quitman on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Stribling Springs Central R.R. Augusta County Va. "

has autographs of W.C. Rives, Thomas G. Turner (Gov., R.I.), B. H. Hill (Ga.), and Wm. L. Dayton on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"U.S. Armory in Harpers Ferry Jefferson County Va. "

has facsimile of signed poem by Henry W. Longfellow on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Viaduct on Cheat River B & O. R. R. Preston County , Va. "

has autographs of Winfield Scott, Thos, H. Hicks (Gov., Md.), Jos. Lane, and John W. Ellison on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"View from Gambles Hill Richmond Va. "

has signed engraving of Andrew Jackson, and an engraved silhouette of (Jackson) on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"View from Little Sewell Mountain No. 1 Fayette County , Va. "

2 copies.

one trimmed more than the other; large print has autographs of Winfield Scott, Balie Peyton, Geo. Evans, and Leslie Conts (?) on the back.
Box OS Box M-17
"View from the Hawks Nest Fayette County Va. "

has engraving of bust of Alexander Hamilton with facsimile of signed note by Hamilton
Box OS Box M-17
"View from the Peak of Otter Bedford County , Va. "

has poem by Philip Pendleton Cooke on back - facsimile (?)
Box OS Box M-17
"View from the Peak of Otter Redford County , Va. "

different view from above; has engraving of W. Maccaulay on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"View of the Peaks of Otter Bedford Cc. "

has an engraving of "Galileo" on back
Box OS Box M-17
"Views of Weyer's Cave Augusta Co. Virginia taken from Nature by Ed Beyer 1856" "

has four views on front, and autographs of Horace Maynard, Edm. Etheridge, John A. Gilmer, and Jefferson Davis on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"Warm Spring's Bath County Va. "

has autographs of Edward Everett, John P. Kennedy, C.C. Clay, Jr., John Young Brown, ?,?, Wm. H. Gist (Gov., S.C.), Hor. Binner and Henry M. Fuller on back.
Box OS Box M-17
"White Sulphur Springs Greenbrier Co. Va. "

has autographs of James Buchanan, W. Deurrison (Gov., Ohio), Cl. O'Conor, and Tho. O. Moore (Gov., La.) on back of larger of two copies
Box OS Box M-17
"White Sulphur Springs Montgomery "

has photograph (?) of Elisha Kent Kane on back.
Box OS Box M-17
""Yellow Sulphur Springs Montgomery County Va. "

has facsimile of signed poem by J. R. Lowell on back.

"Series III. Large Prints "

Box OS Box M-17
""Birds Eye View of Camp Convalescent near Alexandria, Va. "

36 x 50 cm; lithograph [?], hand colored.

at top of print: "Rendezvous of Distribution." "Entered...1864 by Charles Magnus..."
Box OS Box M-17
"Burning of Savannah. "

colored engraving by Hill. 30 x 38 cm.

Painted by J. Shaw. Published by M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia
Box OS Box M-17
"The Burning of the Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, on the Night of the 26th December 1811, by which Awful Calamity, upwards of seventy five of its most valuable Citizens suddenly lost their lives, and many others, were much injured. "

engraving [Stipple?] hand tinted. 32 x 40 cm.

Published Feb- 25, 1812, by B. Tanner, No. 74 South St. Philadelphia.
Box OS Box M-17
"Encampment of the Convention Army at Charlotte Ville in Virginia after they had surrendered to the Americans. "

Engraving. 24 x 35 cm

Published, January 1789 by William Lane, Leadenhall St., London.
Box OS Box M-17
Hebron Evangelical Church, Madison County , Va.

25 x 32 cm

engraving by Rob. Shaw, H. L. Everett, Publisher.
Box OS Box M-17
"Monument Near Northpoint. "

engraving colored by hand.

Engraved by J. Hill. Painted by J. Shaw. Published by M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia.
Box OS Box M-17
Old Blandford Church, Va.

32 x 23 cm.

Engraving by "Rob. Shaw." H. L. Everett, Publisher.
Box OS Box M-17
St. John's Church, Richmond, Va.

engraving. 26 x 32 cm.

H. L. Everett, Publisher.
Box OS Box M-17
St. Paul's Church, Norfolk, Va.

26 x 32 cm.

engraved by F. Fabar, 1895. Published by H. L. Everett. Insert in borders of [Bishop Beverly D. Tucker].
Box OS Box M-17
"Soldiers Rest, Alexandria, Va. Commanded by Capt. John J. Hoff. "

lithograph (?), hand colored. 39 x50 cm.

"Entered...1864 by Chas. Magnus..." Published by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St., N.Y>, & 520 Seventh St., Washington D.C.
Box OS Box M-17
"Spirit Creek; Near Augusta, Georgia. "

31 x 39 cm. Hand tinted

engraved by J. Hill. Painted by J. Shaw. Published by Thos. T. Ash, Philadelphia.
Box OS Tray 4
The University of Virginia

42 x 76 cm.

Photogravure by, and signed by, Richard Rummell, published by A. W. Elson and Co., Boston. "Copyright 1907 by W. T. Littig & Co., N.Y.
Box OS Box M-17
"University of Virginia, Charlottesville. "
Physical Location: Rotunda
lithograph from an engraving? 31 x 41 cm
Box OS Box M-17
"View of the University of Virginia Charlottesville & Monticello taken from Lewis Mountain. "

57 x 75 cm

Published by C. Bohn, Washington, D. C. & Richmond, Va. "Entered...1856...Print in Colors by E. Sachse & Co."
Box OS Box M-17
"Washington's Sepulchre Mount Vernon. "

38 x 29 cm. Engraving [?] hand tinted.

Painted by J. Shaw. Engraved by J. Hill. Published by M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia.