New York From Weehawk .
New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1828. Aquatint and engraving, with hand-coloring by John Hill (1770-1850). Sheet size: 20 x 27 in. This colored impression is from the third state of The Wall view of Manhattan from Weehawken . The steeple at the right end of Manhattan Island is Trinity Church; that at the extreme left of the view is St. John's Chapel. Connected to the tip of this island by a bridge is Castle Clinton (now Castle Garden). Governor's Island, with Castle Fort William, lies just off Manhattan. In the right middle distance, forming part of the Jersey shoreline, is Steven's Point. In the distance, the Narrows dividing Brooklyn and Staten Island. This view, together with the companion New York from the Heights near Brooklyn, form "one of the most beautiful pairs of views of New York in the early nineteenth century" (Stokes, American Historical Prints , op.cit.). The original watercolor is preserved in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Stauffer 616; Stokes, American Historical Prints, c.1820-23-E-98; Stokes, The Iconography of Manhattan Island , vol. III, pp.557-579, illustrated plate 92; Koke, Checklist of John Hill , number 95; Déak, Picturing America, number 336, illustrated.
New York From Weehawk .
New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1828. Aquatint and engraving, with hand-coloring by John Hill (1770-1850). Sheet size: 20 x 27 in. This colored impression is from the third state of The Wall view of Manhattan from Weehawken . The steeple at the right end of Manhattan Island is Trinity Church; that at the extreme left of the view is St. John's Chapel. Connected to the tip of this island by a bridge is Castle Clinton (now Castle Garden). Governor's Island, with Castle Fort William, lies just off Manhattan. In the right middle distance, forming part of the Jersey shoreline, is Steven's Point. In the distance, the Narrows dividing Brooklyn and Staten Island. This view, together with the companion New York from the Heights near Brooklyn, form "one of the most beautiful pairs of views of New York in the early nineteenth century" (Stokes, American Historical Prints , op.cit.). The original watercolor is preserved in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Stauffer 616; Stokes, American Historical Prints, c.1820-23-E-98; Stokes, The Iconography of Manhattan Island , vol. III, pp.557-579, illustrated plate 92; Koke, Checklist of John Hill , number 95; Déak, Picturing America, number 336, illustrated.
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