Vue de New York. Prise de Weahawk. A View of New-York, Taken from Veahawk

by Ambroise-Louis Garneray

$3,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

One of the most beautiful aquatint views of New York. A fine hand-colored image of New York City as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey around 1834. The image was originally painted by Garneray, and engraved by Sigismond Himely. In this rendering by the French artist Ambroise-Louis Garneray, Manhattan's recessed shoreline appears relatively distinct.... The many churches, still holding claim to the title of the city's skyscrapers, are seen as proud and soaring architectural

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