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New York from Staten Island Brooklyn City Jersey City New York from Staten Island / sketched and drawn on stone by C.W. Burton. – Antique Wall Art

New York from Staten Island Brooklyn City Jersey City New York from Staten Island / sketched and drawn on stone by C.W. Burton., New York : C.W. Burton & Sarony & Major, c1849 (Printed by Sarony & Major) — antique lithograph
New York from Staten Island Brooklyn City Jersey City New York from Staten Island / sketched and drawn on stone by C.W. Burton., New York : C.W. Burton & Sarony & Major, c1849 (Printed by Sarony & Major). Antique lithograph from the Gateway National Recreation Area 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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Step back in time with New York from Staten Island Brooklyn City Jersey City New York from Staten Island / sketched and drawn on stone by C.W. Burton., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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New York from Staten Island Brooklyn City Jersey City New York from Staten Island / sketched and drawn on stone by C.W. Burton.

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Drawn from the high ground of Staten Island, this lithograph spreads the harbor across the sheet, with Brooklyn, Jersey City and the crowded waterfront of Manhattan laid out beyond the water. C.W. Burton drew the view directly on stone, and the New York firm of Sarony & Major printed it around 1849, a time when lithography was a popular way to produce large city views. The tint added to the impression gives the sheet its soft color. The date and attribution come from an older catalog card and have not been independently verified, so the year should be read as approximate.

Created / publishedNew York : C.W. Burton & Sarony & Major, c1849 (Printed by Sarony & Major)
Medium1 print : lithograph, tinted ; 31 7/16 x 39 5/8 in.
GenreLithographs 1840-1850.
NotesTitle from item. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: C.W. Burton.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,106 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114765

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