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Bay of New York from Hoboken, Antique New York Harbor Engraving, c.1850
$325
€290 · £245
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1850
- Sheet size
- 6.7 × 9.4 in (17 × 24 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Good antique condition with age-related toning, occasional light foxing, and minor handling wear consistent with age. Wide original margins preserved. Please review the photographs carefully for a complete assessment of condition.
- Collection
- Harbours & ports
- Era
- 1850 and after, Steam and steel
- Stock no.
- f_50619692
The Bay of New York seen from Hoboken, an original steel engraving of about 1850 published by the Bibliographisches Institut of Hildburghausen. The sheet is printed in black. The plate title reads "Bay of Newyork from Hoboken", and the lower margin credits "W. Heine, Newyork, 1850, del." and "John Poppel, sculpt."
The view is taken from a rocky rise above the river on the New Jersey side. Large boulders and low scrub fill the foreground, and a lone figure stands on a path among them. Beyond lies the wide water of the harbor with sailing vessels scattered over it, and across it the low skyline of Manhattan, with church spires rising above the waterfront at the left. Factory chimneys at the shore in the middle distance send up smoke, and the hills of Staten Island and the far shore close the horizon.
The sheet shows New York at the middle of the nineteenth century as a city of spires and warehouses seen from across the Hudson, long before the skyscraper skyline.
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