DURRIE, George Henry (American, 1820-1863). East Rock, New Haven, CT. 1849. 6westernbooks Van Os' watercolors are remarkable

Van Os' watercolors are remarkable for their impressive level of finish

The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline

the three maps show the most significant parts of the New World in the last decades of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century

Amsterdam: 1662

who had just been elected 11th president of the United States

DURRIE, George Henry (American, 1820-1863). East Rock, New Haven, CT. 1849. 6westernbooks Van Os' watercolors are remarkableDURRIE, George Henry (American, 1820 1863)East Rock, New Haven, CTOil on canvasSigned "Durrie" and dated "1849" 20 1 4"x 25 1 4" canvas; 29" x 34" framed Provenance: Estate of Harry T. Peters, Orange, Virginia (Sold: Sotheby's, New York, October 22, 1982, lot 61) Illustrated: Catalog Raisonne: Martha Y. Hutson, George Henry Durrie (1820 1863), Santa Barbara, 1977, p. 217, no. 84. George Henry Durrie (1820 1863) was an American artist whose work is