Lot 110


Charles Balthazar Julien Saint Memin (American/French, 1770-1852). Engraving on three sheets, c.1796, the first state (of two), published by M. Dripps for Valentine's Manual, 1861, on thin wove paper, with margins. One of the most detailed views of New York from the late 18th century, probably showing the skyline from the water in 1796. The work is created from three prints joined together. From the left, the sites labeled are: the South east end of the Battery, Whitehall Slip, Elizabethtown Ferry Stairs, Exchange Slip, Delafields Stores, Exchange Market, Frances Tavern, Government House, No. 1 Broadway, Old Slip (foot of William Street), Grace Church, Jone's Wharf, Trinity Church, 1st Presbyterian Church, Wall Street, Federal Hall, Tontin Coffee House, Murrays Wharf, City Hotel, Scotch Presbyterian Church, Present Post Office (Middle Dutch Church), Old Sugar House, Fly Market, Jacksons Wharf, Oswego Market (Head of Maiden Lane), St. Paul's Church, North Dutch Church (steeple erected in 1828), Burling Slip, Brick Church, St. George's Church (steeple burnt in 1814), Bridewell, Beekman Slip, Jail, New York Hospital, Peck Slip, and Walton House. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 6" x 55" image shown and 13.5" x 63.5" framed Condition:
- Very Good Condition with little to no foxing
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