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A View of Hell Gate, East River, New York, from New York Magazine

Engraved by Cornelius Tiebout American
After W. Barr American
September 1790
Not on view
View of the East River, New York from New York Magazine, September, 1790, showing small saiboat going through the rapids.

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Object Information
  • Title: A View of Hell Gate, East River, New York, from New York Magazine
  • Artist: Engraved by Cornelius Tiebout (American, New York ca. 1773–1832 Indiana)
  • Artist: After W. Barr (American, active late 18th century)
  • Date: September 1790
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 5 x 8 3/16 in. (12.7 x 20.8 cm)
    plate: 4 7/16 x 7 3/8 in. (11.3 x 18.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1152
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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