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View of the City and Harbour of New York taken from Mount Pitt, the Seat of John R. Livingston, Esq.

This view was made from a point near the present intersection of Henry and Montgomery Streets on the Lower East Side. The shore of Long Island appears at left, New York Harbor at center and New York City to the right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of the City and Harbour of New York taken from Mount Pitt, the Seat of John R. Livingston, Esq.
  • Artist: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (French, Dijon 1770–1852 Dijon)
  • Date: 1796
  • Medium: Etching and watercolor
  • Dimensions: image: 18 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (46.3 x 32.1 cm)
    sheet: 21 1/2 x 17 5/16 in. (54.6 x 43.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.607
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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