• Additional view of object
Nov 22, 2019

Oh Heigh Oh or A View of the Back Settlements

Oh Heigh Oh or A View of the Back Settlements

1776

Matthew Darly

(British, active 1741–1780)

and/or Mary Darly

(British, active 1756–1777)

England, 18th century

Engraving

John L. Severance Fund 1995.53

Location

not on view

Download and Share

Download
Creative Commons CC0
Print
Social share

Description

Satirical prints were very popular in 18th-century England. In 1776 the region that is now Ohio was part of New France. Unlike the thirteen colonies on the eastern seaboard, New France was never effectively colonized and the population remained small. Since the main interest of the French was commercial exploitation (the basis of the economy was the fur trade), communities remained only frontier outposts.

See also
Collection: 
PR - Engraving
Department: 
Prints
Type of artwork: 
Print
Medium: 
Engraving
Credit line: 
John L. Severance Fund

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email [email protected].

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.