[Paris, Leclerc, 1700]. Original print (19.4 x 28.6 cm; printed surface 18.2 x 27.3 cm), on wove paper.

The second-known separate print and third-known image of Niagara Falls in existence. It shows the falls fairly accurately, with Elijah in a chariot of fire above. As noted by Dow, "The combination of natural and spiritual wonder is unusual", however, the Niagara Falls are unusually large and far more impressive than any fall in Europe. The engraver, Sébastian Leclerc, or Le Clerc (1637-1714) "...specialized in subtle reproductive drawings, etchings, and engravings of paintings; and worked mostly in Paris, where he was counselled by the King's painter, Charles Le Brun, to devote himself entirely to engraving. Leclerc joined the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1672 and taught perspective there. He worked for Louis XIV, being made 'graveur du Roi' (attached to the Cabinet du Roi), doing engraving work for the royal house. Leclerc also engaged in periodic work as a technical draftsman and military engineer" (Wikipedia). Some very light foxing, otherwise a very good, wide-margined copy. Dow, C. M. (1921) Anthology and Bibliography of Niagara Falls, p. 855.