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Print (Etching)
A South East View of the City of New York, in NORTH AMERICA. | Vue du Sud Est de la Ville de New York, dans L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE.
Captain Thomas Howdell, Pierre-Charles Canot, John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Captain Thomas Howdell (Artist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1964.1232 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1232 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
A South East View of the City of New York, in NORTH AMERICA. | Vue du Sud Est de la Ville de New York, dans L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Captain Thomas Howdell (Artist); Pierre-Charles Canot (Etcher); John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath title
Inscription: Drawn on the SPOT by Cap.\t Thomas Howdell, of the Royal Artillery. Engraved by P. Canot. -
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: London Printed for John Bowles at N.\o 13. in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at N.\o 53. in Fleet Street, Tho.\s Jefferys the Corner of S.\t Martins Lane in the Strand, Carington Bowles at N.\o 69. in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, and Henry Parker at N.\o 82. in Cornhill.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- City view
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
17.5 (H) x 23.6 (W) x 12.5 (Image H) x 19.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44.4 (H) x 59.9 (W) x 31.8 (Image H) x 50.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 14.3 in. (36.2 cm). Plate W: 20.8 in. (52.9 cm). Chain interval: 2.7-2.9 cm; 7 laid lines per cm.
Publisher Summary
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Publisher Date
01/01/1768
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Edition State
III
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Published in Scenographia Americana or A Collection of Views in North America and the West Indies... (London: Printed for John Bowles et al., 1768).