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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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Burning of the Merchants Exchange, New York City. The great fire of December, 1835.

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Title
Burning of the Merchants Exchange, New York City. The great fire of December, 1835.
Names
Swasey, Charles A. G. (Publisher)
Hoffy, Alfred M., approximately 1790- (Artist)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1909
Place: New Bedford, Mass.
Publisher: Chas. A.G. Swasey
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Fire fighting -- New York (State) -- New York
Fires -- New York (State) -- New York
Merchants' exchanges -- New York (State) -- New York
Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: 1909 reissue of 1836 print.
Content: Print contains 21 key numbers in lower margin.
Content: Print depicts December 16, 1835.
Citation/reference: Deák 440
Ownership: John H. Levine Collection
Content: COLLECTION HISTORY: The major source for the images in this digital presentation-the Phelps Stokes Collection of American historical prints and early views of American cities-came to the Library in 1930 as a gift of the architect and historian Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (1867-1944). It includes more than 800 prints, drawings, and maps produced over a period of four centuries, from the earliest European discoveries of the West Indian islands through the 19th century. The selection also includes some 30 images from the assemblage of New York City views donated to the Library in 1922 by Amos F. Eno (1836-1915) and a few items from the collection of American historical prints accumulated by Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet (1828-1919) and presented to the Library in 1896. Lastly, a few other items not found in these collections also appear, such as an 1814 view of New Archangel, Alaska from the Rare Book Division, and the Hudson River Portfolio of 1820 views, from the Spencer Collection. (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)
Biographical/historical: BACKGROUND: The images in this collection, comprising an incomparable visual narrative of the development of the Americas and especially the territory that became the United States, offer a rich visual resource for the student of American history, architecture, urban growth, costume, transportation, and much else. The documentation of the rise of New York City is particularly strong. The Print Collection of the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs holds the works from The Phelps Stokes Collection, the Eno Collection of New York City Views and the Emmet Collection. The basis for the selection of images in this presentation, Gloria Gilda Deák's 1988 monograph, _Picturing America_, is an extensive catalog of the holdings of American historical prints in the Print Collection and other divisions of the Library, with essays and notes not included in this digital version. (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)
Citation/reference: RELATED RESOURCES: Deák, Gloria Gilda. _Picturing America, 1497-1899: Prints, Maps, and Drawings Bearing on the New World Discoveries and on the Development of the Territory That Is Now the United States_. (1988); Stokes, I. N. Phelps and Daniel C. Haskell. _American Historical Prints: Early View of American Cities, etc., from the Phelps Stokes and Other Collections_. (1933) (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print ; 41.1 x 53.1 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL Digital Gallery Description: 31696
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51ef9bb0-c557-012f-66af-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1909: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning of the Merchants Exchange, New York City. The great fire of December, 1835." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7be4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning of the Merchants Exchange, New York City. The great fire of December, 1835." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7be4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1909). Burning of the Merchants Exchange, New York City. The great fire of December, 1835. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7be4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Burning of the Merchants Exchange, New York City. The great fire of December, 1835.