(NEW YORK CITY) Carwitham John; engraver Fort George with th

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(NEW YORK CITY.) Carwitham, John; engraver. Fort George with the City of New York from the SW. Hand-colored engraving, 14 x 19.5 inches, on paper with watermark of Edmeads & Pine, 1794; several chips and short tears in margins, none within plate mark, 2 faint vertical creases. London: Carington Bowles, [1794?]

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"One of the most sought-after prints of colonial New York is this attractive view, the earliest taken from the west"--Deák, Picturing America 84. Depicts Manhattan circa 1731-36, possibly after an earlier view by William Burgis. Second state, with "V" in upper right corner and full publisher''s imprint. Stokes I:31.