Maiden Lane from No. 1 to No. 65
Two street views of Maiden Lane appear within a decorative frame of leaves. From left, the top image shows buildings numbered from 1 to 21, with Broadway at left and Nassau Street at right. The bottom row shows buildings numbered 29 to 65, with Nassau Street at left and William Street at right. On the left side are two smaller views are numbered 2-6 and 14-20 (both showing Wall Street near Broadway). On the right side are two smaller views numbered 6-12, and 11-9 (labeled Wall Street near Broadway and Wall Street, Corner of New Street). At the center of the print is an image of the Merchants Exchange.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Top row: Maiden Lane, No. 1: Howard Hotel; No. 9: Read Taylor & Co., Watches, Jewelry &c.; No. 15: Miller & Co.; No. 17: Rogers Bros. Manufacturing Co., Plated Ware; No. 19: Young, Stebbins & Co.; No. 21: Fellows & Schell; No. 23: S.W. Chamberlain, Manufacturers of Jewelry; No. 25: A Morton & Co., Gold pens; No. 25: D. Rowland, Importer of Watches & Jewelry; No. 27: Hale Bros, Electro Silverplaters & Gilders.
Middle left, Wall Street, No. 4: Home Insurance Co.
Middle left: Wall Street, No. 13: A.L. McDonald, Jur, Custom House Brokers.
Middle right: Wall Street: No. 10: Illery & Gibbons.
Bottom row: Maiden Lane, No. 29: Richardson Hicks & Co., Manufacturing Jewelers; No. 35: T.H. Bates, Needles & Fishing Tackle; No. 35: Peter Murray; No. 39: H. Joseph & Co., Watches & Jewelry; No. 41: Ward, Dickson & Co., Fancy Goods; No. 43: Jolly & Tiers, Toys, Fireworks &c.; 47: Gabaudan & Hill / Cargill & Co., Musicalin Sts., Druggists Goods; No. 43: W.A. Lilliendahl, Toys and Fancy Goods; 59: The Newark India Rubber Manufacuring Co.; No. 63: Picot & Shotwell, Hardward &c.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Top row: Maiden Lane, No. 1: Howard Hotel; No. 9: Read Taylor & Co., Watches, Jewelry &c.; No. 15: Miller & Co.; No. 17: Rogers Bros. Manufacturing Co., Plated Ware; No. 19: Young, Stebbins & Co.; No. 21: Fellows & Schell; No. 23: S.W. Chamberlain, Manufacturers of Jewelry; No. 25: A Morton & Co., Gold pens; No. 25: D. Rowland, Importer of Watches & Jewelry; No. 27: Hale Bros, Electro Silverplaters & Gilders.
Middle left, Wall Street, No. 4: Home Insurance Co.
Middle left: Wall Street, No. 13: A.L. McDonald, Jur, Custom House Brokers.
Middle right: Wall Street: No. 10: Illery & Gibbons.
Bottom row: Maiden Lane, No. 29: Richardson Hicks & Co., Manufacturing Jewelers; No. 35: T.H. Bates, Needles & Fishing Tackle; No. 35: Peter Murray; No. 39: H. Joseph & Co., Watches & Jewelry; No. 41: Ward, Dickson & Co., Fancy Goods; No. 43: Jolly & Tiers, Toys, Fireworks &c.; 47: Gabaudan & Hill / Cargill & Co., Musicalin Sts., Druggists Goods; No. 43: W.A. Lilliendahl, Toys and Fancy Goods; 59: The Newark India Rubber Manufacuring Co.; No. 63: Picot & Shotwell, Hardward &c.
Artwork Details
- Title: Maiden Lane from No. 1 to No. 65
- Series/Portfolio: Tallis's New-York Street Views
- Publisher: Tallis & Co. (New York, NY)
- Date: 1854
- Medium: Steel engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 11 3/4 in. (23.8 × 29.8 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: 54.90.1586
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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