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Birds eye view of the city and county of New-York with environs

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Image ID

800398


Item data

Title

Birds eye view of the city and county of New-York with environs

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Air Views -- 1800s

Names

Magnus, Charles (Printer of plates)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1840 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Air-18

Subjects

New York (N.Y.) -- 1800-1899
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- 1800-1899
East River (N.Y.) -- 1800-1899
Ships -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
New Jersey -- 1800-1899
Borders (Ornament areas)

Genres

Aerial Views

Notes

Content: "C. Magnus, Lith. 22 N. William St."--printed on image.

Physical Description

Steel engravings
Extent: 22 x 28 cm. (8 3/4 x 11 in.)
Foxing on image.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17097553
Barcode: 33333159142732
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b5dfc230-c55b-012f-2f74-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1840

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Birds eye view of the city and county of New-York with environs" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5dfc230-c55b-012f-2f74-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1840). Birds eye view of the city and county of New-York with environs Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5dfc230-c55b-012f-2f74-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Birds eye view of the city and county of New-York with environs" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5dfc230-c55b-012f-2f74-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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