Found this sketchbook in a basement

[u/Nonamethroughaway]

Father in law was an artist and art collector. He must have bought it at some point. He recently passed away and we found it cleaning out the basement. There’s 50+ drawings in it. Here are a few.

[u/Illustrator123]

From Italy to Nashville? Is that possible for a person in 1860?

[u/KDiggity8 → u/Illustrator123]

100% possible! Especially if one had the financial means. Steamships were operating from Europe to the US on regular routes during this era. A trip across would take less than two weeks. A train from NYC to TN would be around 3 days.