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Probably published in London in 1768, this prospect of New York was made when the city was under British control. Pierre Canot based his engraving on a drawing made about 1763 by Thomas Howdell, a Royal Artillery captain.
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Title: A South East View of the City of New York, in North America
Series/Portfolio: Scenographia Americana, or a Collection of Views in North America and the West Indies
Engraver:
Pierre Charles Canot (French, Paris 1710–1777 Kentish Town, London (active England))
Artist:
After Captain Thomas Howdell, of the Royal Artillery (British, active New York 1763)
Publisher:
John Bowles (British, 1701?–1779)
Publisher:
Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
Publisher:
Thomas Jeffreys (London)
Publisher:
Carington Bowles I (British, 1724–1793)
Published in: London
Date: ca. 1768
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 14 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (36.2 x 52.4 cm)
Sheet: 17 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (45.4 x 61.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.43
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