{"product_id":"mt-katadhin-showing-pomola-and-the-great-basin-from-sandy-bottom-pond-by-frederic-edwin-church-1877","title":"Mt. Katadhin, Showing Pomola and the Great Basin from Sandy Bottom Pond by Frederic Edwin Church, 1877","description":"\u003cp\u003eMt. Katadhin, Showing Pomola and the Great Basin from Sandy Bottom Pond (ca. 1877) by Frederic Edwin Church captures one of the most iconic vistas in American art: Maine’s Mount Katahdin rising in luminous, majestic stillness above a mirror-still pond. A central figure of the Hudson River School, Church brought together scientific observation and Romantic grandeur, and here he fuses topographical precision with a mythic charge—the title’s invocation of Pomola referencing the Native American legend associated with Katahdin. Painted late in his career, the work distills the 19th-century reverence for wilderness as both national emblem and spiritual sanctuary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing offers a museum-quality fine art print of Church’s painting, reproduced with archival pigments on acid-free, heavyweight paper or on artist’s cotton canvas. Available in a range of sizes, your print can be ordered unframed or professionally framed to arrive ready to hang. The Unique Maps Co. also offers personalization options—such as a discreet caption or date line—and custom sizing upon request, ensuring your piece fits your space with gallery-level presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) was one of America’s most celebrated landscape painters, renowned for panoramic compositions and acute attention to light, geology, and atmospheric effects. A protégé of Thomas Cole, Church pushed the Hudson River School’s ideals to their grandest scale, traveling widely and translating his field studies into works that balanced empirical detail with an elevated sense of the sublime. By the 1870s, his vision had matured into scenes—like this view of Katahdin—that feel at once intimate and monumental.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject itself is steeped in significance. Mount Katahdin is Maine’s highest peak and a powerful emblem of the Northeast’s rugged wilderness. Church’s title nods to Pomola, a figure from Penobscot tradition associated with the mountain and the realm of cold and storm, adding an undercurrent of myth to the scene’s serene surface. This intersection of precise topography, American identity, and Indigenous legend reflects 19th-century currents that viewed nature as a site of national character and profound meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisually, the painting is a masterclass in light and atmosphere. Warm orange sunlight rakes across the mountain’s flanks, setting off the brown granite and umber shoreline against cool gray distances and veils of cloud. The composition orchestrates strong diagonals of the massif with the pond’s calm plane, where reflections soften the mountain’s rugged geometry. Broad, expressive strokes and delicate transitions capture fleeting conditions—morning or late-day glow, drifting haze—so convincingly that the air seems to deepen with each layer of space. This is an ideal print for anyone drawn to Romantic landscape, the legacy of the Hudson River School, or the meditative clarity of a perfectly balanced composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful gift for lovers of American art, New England hikers and travelers, or anyone seeking a contemplative focal point, this print suits occasions from Christmas and Mother’s or Father’s Day to a housewarming. It’s also a meaningful memento for someone who has journeyed to Maine or dreamed of standing at the edge of a quiet pond beneath Katahdin’s timeless silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e a different size, a different colour, a special frame \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e then please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e. I usually respond within a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003emore examples of personalisation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sepia-aged-maps\"\u003elots of examples of other aged artwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 36x24in (90x60cm) version of this art print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-finishes-framed-canvas\"\u003estandard frames\u003c\/a\u003e come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/custom-framing\"\u003ecustom framing\u003c\/a\u003e is available for an additional charge. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58061296599424,"sku":"UM00283954A","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58061296632192,"sku":"UM00283955A","price":202.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58061296664960,"sku":"UM00283956A","price":212.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14x24in (36x60cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58061296697728,"sku":"UM00283957A","price":121.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14x24in (36x60cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58061296730496,"sku":"UM00283958A","price":288.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14x24in (36x60cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58061296763264,"sku":"UM00283959A","price":308.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36in (60x90cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58061296796032,"sku":"UM00283960A","price":160.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36in (60x90cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58061296828800,"sku":"UM00283961A","price":461.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36in (60x90cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58061296861568,"sku":"UM00283962A","price":480.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28x45in (70x114cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58061296894336,"sku":"UM00283963A","price":221.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28x45in (70x114cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58061296927104,"sku":"UM00283964A","price":883.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28x45in (70x114cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58061296959872,"sku":"UM00283965A","price":883.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"31x50in (79x127cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58061296992640,"sku":"UM00283966A","price":404.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"31x50in (79x127cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58061297025408,"sku":"UM00283967A","price":1680.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"31x50in (79x127cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58061297058176,"sku":"UM00283968A","price":1574.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"33x60in (84x150cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58061297090944,"sku":"UM00283969A","price":586.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"33x60in (84x150cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58061297123712,"sku":"UM00283970A","price":2687.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"33x60in (84x150cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58061297156480,"sku":"UM00283971A","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"44x70in (112x178cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58061297189248,"sku":"UM00283972A","price":989.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"44x70in (112x178cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58061297222016,"sku":"UM00283973A","price":3599.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"44x70in (112x178cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58061297254784,"sku":"UM00283974A","price":3359.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/0344\/8638\/files\/file_d4af4313-acce-47f8-8df4-8aae1a04f141.jpg?v=1778242822","url":"https:\/\/uniquemaps.net\/products\/mt-katadhin-showing-pomola-and-the-great-basin-from-sandy-bottom-pond-by-frederic-edwin-church-1877","provider":"The Unique Maps Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}