Five Views of the Entrance to New York Harbor: [1] View of the Highland of Neversunk, N.W. b[y] W. four miles distant, with the Light House, on Sandy Hook, N.W. [2] The South Shore of Long Island, ten leagues Eastward of Sandy Hook, four miles distant. [3] New York with the Entrance of the North and East Rivers. [4] The Light House on Sandy Hook, S.E. on mile. [5] The Narrows (between Red and Yellow Hook, on Long Island, & the East Bluff of Staten Island bearing S. b[y] W.

Title: Five Views of the Entrance to New York Harbor: [1] View of the Highland of Neversunk, N.W. b[y] W. four miles distant, with the Light House, on Sandy Hook, N.W. [2] The South Shore of Long Island, ten leagues Eastward of Sandy Hook, four miles distant. [3] New York with the Entrance of the North and East Rivers. [4] The Light House on Sandy Hook, S.E. on mile. [5] The Narrows (between Red and Yellow Hook, on Long Island, & the East Bluff of Staten Island bearing S. b[y] W.

Series/Portfolio: The Atlantic Neptune

Artist: Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (British, born Basel, Switzerland 1722–1824 Nova Scotia)

Publisher: Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (British, born Basel, Switzerland 1722–1824 Nova Scotia)

Date: October 4, 1777

Medium: Etching and aquatint, colored by hand

Dimensions: sheet: 31 3/4 x 23 3/8 in. (80.7 x 59.4 cm)
image: 29 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. (74.6 x 54 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Mary Knight Arnold, 1974

Object Number: 1974.673.96