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The Port of New York--Birds eye view from the Battery, looking south – Historic Map Reproduction

The Port of New York--Birds eye view from the Battery, looking south, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1892. — antique lithograph
The Port of New York--Birds eye view from the Battery, looking south, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1892.. Antique lithograph from the New York City 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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Looking south from the Battery, the rounded tip of Manhattan, this lithograph sets the viewer high above the water to take in the whole harbor at once. Currier & Ives issued it in 1892, during the firm's late years, when bird's-eye views of American cities were a popular product. Such prints were valued for showing a busy port at a glance, and the harbor here would have been crowded with steamships, ferries, and sailing vessels reflecting New York's standing as the country's leading port.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1892.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreBird's-eye view prints 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900.
NotesCopyright 1892 by Currier & Ives, N.Y. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5259.
SubjectsHarbors--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900. Battery Park (New York, N.Y.)--1890-1900. New York (N.Y.)--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,033 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-172955

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