View of New York, from Jersey City

Engraver James Smillie American
After John Burford British
Publisher New York Mirror American
ca. 1831
Not on view
A distant view of New York seen across the Hudson from New Jersey, with a windmill in the left foreground.

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Object Information
  • Title: View of New York, from Jersey City
  • Engraver: James Smillie (American, Edinburgh 1807–1885 Poughkeepsie, New York)
  • Artist: After John Burford (British, 1812–1850)
  • Publisher: New York Mirror (1823–1843)
  • Date: ca. 1831
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 4 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (10.3 x 16 cm)
    Sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 9/16 in. (13.6 x 21.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1231
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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