Empire City, Birdseye View of New York and Environs - 1855

 

Panoramic view of the City of New York by 1855 (year the illustration was registered). Governors Island in the foreground. Below, enlargement of the Lower Manhattan Part.

Original title: The Empire City, Birdseye View of New York and Environs. Drawn from nature & on stone by John Bachmann. Printed by Adam Weingärtner's Lithography, NY. in colors with hand coloring. Source: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954 / The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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