(English/American, 1777-1860) Burning of Savannah, by John Hill, engraver, Picturesque Views of America, M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia, publisher, 1819-1821, aquatint, image 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.; giltwood frame, 17-3/4 x 24 in.Note: The English landscape painter Joshua Shaw traveled in Georgia as part of his East Coast sketching tour for his major print publication, Picturesque Views of American Scenery, the first series of printed views to be published in the United States. While traveling, Shaw sketched views and took subscriptions for prints that would be based on paintings he made after these sketches. Published in Philadelphia in 1819-21 by M. Carey and Son, the portfolio of nineteen prints comprised hand-colored aquatints made by London-born printmaker and publisher John Hill. Aquatints (engravings made with a powdery resin fused to the copper plates) were highly popular for their capacity to create the effects of watercolor and were numerous in England and in Europe during these years.Reference:ÿThe New Georgia Encyclopedia, "Prints and Drawings of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries"; Provenance: The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia toned with some foxing, some surface dirt in border areas, edges with some loss, tacking holes on top; frame with minor wear