Fort Fish From Nutter's Battery, New York (Valentine's Manual)
A view of the earthwork fortification called Fort Fish, built in upper Manhattan in 1814 (near the present 105th Street and East Drive, in New York's Central Park). A cannon is shown at right, with a guard on duty, the fort in the middle distance and a house beyond and at left. American flags fly near the cannon and in the fort. Published in "Manual of the Corporation of the city of New York" (known as "Valentine's Manual").
Artwork Details
- Title: Fort Fish From Nutter's Battery, New York (Valentine's Manual)
- Lithographer: Lithographed by George Hayward (American (born England), Deal 1800–1872 Brooklyn, New York)
- Publisher: David Thomas Valentine (American, 1801–1869)
- Publisher: Valentine's Manual (American, 1841–1870)
- Publisher: Common Council, Corporation of the City of New York
- Date: 1858
- Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
- Dimensions: Image: 3 5/8 × 6 1/8 in. (9.2 × 15.6 cm)
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 7 5/16 in. (11.6 × 18.6 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, 1983
- Object Number: 1983.1123.5
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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