New York / print by G. Schlegel, 97 William St. N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
(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 York / print by G. Schlegel, 97 William St. N.Y. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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New York / print by G. Schlegel, 97 William St. N.Y.
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This bird's-eye view takes in the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Battery's waterfront and Governors Island in the harbor beyond, as seen from high above the water. Lithographs like this one, printed in color around 1874, were popular in the 1870s, when city panoramas let viewers take in the crowded streets, piers, and shipping at a glance. The print was drawn by G. Schlegel and issued by the firm of Tamsen & Dethlefs, with its copyright entered by John Bachmann, a well-known New York lithographer of such views. It is worth looking closely at the harbor and the waterfront edge, where the city's commercial life met the water.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Published by Tamsen & Dethlefs, c1874. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color ; 56 x 81 cm. (image with accompanying text) |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1870-1880.Cityscape prints 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 13789G2 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1874 by John Bachmann in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 595.4 |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--New York (State)--New York--1870-1880. Parks--New York (State)--New York--1870-1880. Battery Park (New York, N.Y.)--1870-1880. New York (N.Y.)--1870-1880. Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--1870-1880.United States--New York (State)--New York.United States--New York (State)--Battery Park (New York) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,206 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119229 |
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