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Birds Eye View of the City and County of New-York with Environs (New-York Mit Umbegung aus der Vogelperspective)

Anonymous, American, 19th century American
Publisher Lange and Kronfeld American
Sold by Charles Magnus & Company American

ca. 1850

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A bird's eye view of southern Manhattan, parts of Brooklyn and New Jersey.

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Title: Birds Eye View of the City and County of New-York with Environs (New-York Mit Umbegung aus der Vogelperspective)

Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century

Publisher: Lange and Kronfeld (American, New York 1800–1900)

Publisher: Sold by Charles Magnus & Company (New York, NY)

Date: ca. 1850

Medium: Steel engraving

Dimensions: Image: 4 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (11.6 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (24.1 × 30 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964

Accession Number: 64.542.202

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The United States and Canada, 1800-1900 A.D.

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