Basil Hall

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Basil Hall, detail from an engraving

Bridge across Lake Cayuga, New York; etching by Basil Hall, using a camera lucida, 1829.

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Basil Hall, detail from an engraving

Basil Hall, detail from an engraving

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Bridge across Lake Cayuga, New York; etching by Basil Hall, using a camera lucida, 1829.

Bridge across Lake Cayuga, New York; etching by Basil Hall, using a camera lucida,...

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