New-York von der Seeseite aus gesehen--Des auswanderers Sehnsucht / druck v. J. Hesse in Berlin. – Antique Print
![New-York von der Seeseite aus gesehen--Des auswanderers Sehnsucht / druck v. J. Hesse in Berlin., [185-] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/50/50d6a8bce020-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: New-York von der Seeseite aus gesehen--Des auswanderers Sehnsucht / druck v. J. Hesse in Berlin., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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New-York von der Seeseite aus gesehen--Des auswanderers Sehnsucht / druck v. J. Hesse in Berlin.
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Its German title, *New-York von der Seeseite aus gesehen*, reads "New York Seen from the Sea Side," and the subtitle, *Des Auswanderers Sehnsucht*, means "The Emigrant's Longing." The print shows the city from the water, the view that greeted ships arriving from Europe. Published in Berlin by J. Hesse in the 1850s, it spoke to a German public at a time when many families were leaving for American cities. Its color and high vantage point invited viewers to picture a destination they might never see. Notice how the crowded waterfront is presented less as a plain record of the port than as a promise of what lay ahead.
| Created / published | [185-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Cityscape prints 1850-1860.Bird's-eye view prints 1850-1860.Lithographs Color 1850-1860. |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--New York (State)--New York--1850-1860. New York (N.Y.)--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,459 × 1,155 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216452 |
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