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Charles Magnus
Title
The City of New-York, View from Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Publication Place / Date
New York / 1877
Image Dimensions
25 x 17 inches
Color
Color
Condition
VG+
Stock# 85333mp2
$ 4,500.00
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Description

Extremely rare color-lithographed view of Manhattan, looking west over the East River from Williamsburg. The view was produced by Charles Magnus, of New York, in 1877.

Interestingly, the view is actually a lithographed reduction of John Bachmann's 1859 Bird's Eye View of the City of New York. In this view, Magnus has reduced the coverage (cutting out much of Brooklyn Heights) and converted the image to a color-print rather than a hand-colored lithograph. A speculative bridge to Queens (planned under the name Blackwell’s Island Bridge), bisects Roosevelt Island.

Below the image, many important landmarks are labeled "Fort Greene", "Castle Garden", "East River Bridge" (i.e., the Brooklyn Bridge, before completion), "Jersey City", "Hoboken", "Brooklyn Navy Yard", "Central Park", "Palisades", "Williamsburgh", "Long Island City", and "North, or Hudson River."

Rarity

Bird's-eye views of Manhattan looking from the east are notably scarcer than those looking at the island from the south or from the west, and this view is no exception.

Reps (2727) records only two examples of the view: Museum of the City of New York, and New-York Historical.

We find no examples having appeared on the market.

Condition Description
Expertly repaired tear in the sky and top blank margin. Overall in excellent condition.
Reference
Reps 2727.
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