(NEW YORK CITY) John Carwitham A View of Fort George with th

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(NEW YORK CITY.) John Carwitham. A View of Fort George with the City of New York from the S.W. Engraved view of colonial Manhattan with British vessels in the Hudson River foreground. Watermarked laid paper, 11 3/4x17 3/4 inches sheet size, margins shaved to the platemark; strong original hand-color; minor corner repairs, lower title and imprint excised and re-attached. London: Carington Bowles, circa 1764

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"This is one of the most important, interesting, and sought-after prints of Old New York" -- Stokes plate 31, pages 267-269. Second state with "V" at the upper right.