Historical Collections, being a General Collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c.

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John Warner Barber (1798-1885) traveled throughout Massachusetts gathering material for his Historical Collections. Published in 1839, his book contained information on every town in the state. Barber was the artist and illustrator as well as the writer for this ambitious project. He sketched prominent buildings and landscape features and then transferred more detailed drawings to blocks of wood which he engraved and used for printing the illustrations. Barber published a similar book on Connecticut towns in 1836.

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Item typeBooks
AuthorBarber, John Warner
PublisherDorr, Holland and Company
Date1839
PlaceMassachusetts
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 8.75 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #NN-his 11148
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Barber, John Warner. Historical Collections, being a General Collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c. Dorr, Holland and Company, 1839. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/nn-his-11148/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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