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 | A Southwest View of the City of New York, in North America
Thomas Howdell (England, 1766)Engraving; plate size, 3 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches
This view is from the east side of Manhattan, from the southern slope of Mount Pitt; it was near the present intersection of Montgomery and Henry Streets.
This reduced version of the original, engraved by Pierre Charles Canot and issued in 1768, appeared in The Universal Museum and Complete Magazine for May of 1766. It was accompanied by an article entitled, " A Description of the Town of New York with a South West View of that City Neatly Engraved".
See DeatsPicturing America,V.1, p.75,number 116, note; v.2, plate 116
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 | A Curious French Print of John Hancock
[John Hancock] (USA, 1737 - 1793)A French mezzotint entitled, "Jean Hancock, Prefident au Congres des XIII Provinces unies d'Amerique, ne a Boston". Circa 1775-1778. With the added, "Se vend a Londres chez Thom.Hart." 8¾ x 6¼ inches; extremely fresh condition with sharp plate mark.
One of a series of hastily researched historic prints made without ever having seen another picture of the subject.
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