Dec 04, 2014 - Sale 2369

Sale 2369 - Lot 84

Price Realized: $ 2,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
(NEW YORK CITY.) Catherwood, F[rederick]; Papprill, Henry. NEW-YORK. Taken from the North west angle of Fort Columbus, Governors Island. Large aquatint view of lower Manhattan from Governor's Island, printed on india paper laid on heavy wove, 560x770 mm, ample margins; a strong, dark impression, a few shallow faults on right and bottom edges, not affecting the image, evenly toned, a bit of mat stain. Overall quite nice. [1846?]

Additional Details

This is the earlier state described by Stokes; it lacks the copyright notice of 1846. Stokes, Iconography III, plate 131.