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New Orleans from St. Patrick's Church 1852 / J.W. Hill & Smith, del. ; lith. par B.F. Smith, Jr. – Historic Reproduction

New Orleans from St. Patrick's Church 1852 / J.W. Hill & Smith, del. ; lith. par B.F. Smith, Jr., New York : Published by Smith Brothers & Co., 1852 (N.Y.: Printed by F. Michelin & Geo. E. Leefe) — antique lithograph
New Orleans from St. Patrick's Church 1852 / J.W. Hill & Smith, del. ; lith. par B.F. Smith, Jr., New York : Published by Smith Brothers & Co., 1852 (N.Y.: Printed by F. Michelin & Geo. E. Leefe). Antique lithograph from the New Orleans collection.

(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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This rare antique lithograph captures New Orleans from St. Patrick's Church 1852 / J.W. Hill & Smith, del. ; lith. par B.F. Smith, Jr. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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New Orleans from St. Patrick's Church 1852 / J.W. Hill & Smith, del. ; lith. par B.F. Smith, Jr.

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The vantage point is what sets this print apart: it was drawn from the tower of St. Patrick's Church, the Irish parish established in New Orleans in the 1830s, giving a high, sweeping view over the city's rooftops. Published in New York in 1852 by Smith Brothers & Co., the color lithograph was drawn by J.W. Hill and Smith and printed by B.F. Smith, Jr. Views like this were popular in the mid-19th century, when lithography let publishers sell detailed city scenes to people who would never visit. Because New Orleans was then one of the country's busiest ports, such images also recorded a city defined by river trade and rapid growth.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Smith Brothers & Co., 1852 (N.Y.: Printed by F. Michelin & Geo. E. Leefe)
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreCityscape prints 1850-1860.Lithographs Color 1850-1860.
SubjectsNew Orleans (La.)--1850-1860.United States--Louisiana--New Orleans.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,020 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114866

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