New York & Brooklyn - 1850s
Panoramic view of New York City and Brooklyn, with Upper New York Bay in the foreground. Original titles (French/Spanish): New York et Brooklyn - Vue prise au dessus dela batterie / Nueva York Y Brooklyn - Vista tomada en cima de la bateria.
Illustration drawn by the British artist William Simpson (1823-1899). Hand-colored lithograph by the French printmaker Théodore Müller (1819-1879). It is very similar to the illustration drawn by John Bachmann, copyrighted 1851. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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New York & Brooklyn - 1850s
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