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

1796

Not on view

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.

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Title: View of the City and Harbour of New York taken from Mount Pitt, the Seat of John R. Livingston, Esq.
Artist: Charles B. J. F. 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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