The Port of New York--Birds eye view from the Battery, looking south – Historic Map Reproduction
(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 The Port of New York--Birds eye view from the Battery, looking south in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Port of New York--Birds eye view from the Battery, looking south
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Looking south from the Battery at the tip of Manhattan, this lithograph spreads the New York harbor below the viewer's eye as one continuous panorama. Currier & Ives, the New York firm known for its scenic and popular prints, issued it in 1892 as one of its many bird's-eye views of the city. Those views were prized because they let buyers survey busy waterfront districts they could never take in from street level. The same year, Ellis Island opened as the federal immigration station, and the harbor shown here was becoming the main entry point for newcomers to the country.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1892. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright 1892 by Currier & Ives, N.Y. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5259. |
| Subjects | Harbors--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900. Battery Park (New York, N.Y.)--1890-1900. New York (N.Y.)--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 9,779 × 6,455 px · prints to 33 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-215918 |
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