(NEW YORK CITY BROOKLYN) Bornet John City of Brooklyn LI Ta

Sale 2450 - Lot 383

Price Realized: $ 875

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

(NEW YORK CITY--BROOKLYN.) Bornet, John. City of Brooklyn, L.I. Taken from Rush Street. Large tinted lithographed birds-eye view. 21 1/4x27 1/2 inches sheet size, wide margins; large closed tear into upper image, several smaller marginal tears, dampstain at right edge. New York, 1855

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A rare and unusual perspective of Brooklyn's mid-nineteenth century industrial waterfront. The view looks south from the Navy Yards along the East River and into the Upper Bay focusing on Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, diminishing into Bay Ridge and Staten Island. Several wooden dwellings populate the foreground; Borough Hall is centrally located, with inlets, houses and manufacturing smokestacks surrounding it. Governor's Island as well as the lower portion of Manhattan complete the scene. Reps, Views and Viewmakers 2454; Eno Collection 460.