Currier & Ives “View of New York, Jersey City, Hoboken and Brooklyn”
Large folio city view showing Manhattan from the south, with the Battery in the foreground, the Hudson and East Rivers filled with sailing vessels and steamships, and Jersey City, Hoboken, and Brooklyn beyond. One of the firm’s most iconic 19th-century panoramas of New York, combining topographical accuracy with a celebratory vision of the city.
Hand-colored lithograph, c. 1870
19 1/2″ x 33″ image size, 23″ x 35″ sight
Provenance: Property from The Estate of Sally G. Chubb of Bernardsville, New Jersey
The Old Print Shop, New York
Condition: toning, crease or tear in top margin, minor creases and foxing, colors still strong; framed under glass
Estimate: $2000 - $3000