Bird's eye view of New-York & Brooklyn / drawn from nature & on stone by J. Bachman[n]. – Antique Map Print
![Bird's eye view of New-York & Brooklyn / drawn from nature & on stone by J. Bachman[n]., New York : Published by A. Guerber & Co., c1851 (Printed by J. Bachman[n]) — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5c/5c5a66d7e3c9-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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Bird's eye view of New-York & Brooklyn / drawn from nature & on stone by J. Bachman[n]. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Bird's eye view of New-York & Brooklyn / drawn from nature & on stone by J. Bachman[n].
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This lithograph stands out for its high vantage point over the harbor, which places Governors Island in the water and spreads the streets of New York and Brooklyn across the view. J. Bachmann drew the scene from nature and worked it directly on stone, a method that let him record crowded wharves, rooftops, and shipping in fine detail. Published around 1851, it captures two cities during a period of rapid growth, when Brooklyn was still a separate municipality across the East River. Views like this gave viewers a way to take in the growing port at a glance.
| Created / published | New York : Published by A. Guerber & Co., c1851 (Printed by J. Bachman[n]) |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph ; 63 x 82 cm (image with accompanying text) |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1850-1860.Cityscape prints 1850-1860.Lithographs 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Copyright by A. Guerber & Co., N. York. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 594.3 |
| Subjects | Harbors--New York (State)--New York--1850-1860. New York (N.Y.)--1850-1860. Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--1850-1860.United States--New York (State)--New York.United States--New York (State)--Governors Island (New York County) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,067 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-169989 |
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