(NEW YORK CITY -- BROOKLYN.) Benjamin Franklin Smith. Brooklyn. N.Y. 1854. Large panoramic view of Brooklyn across the East River from lower Manhattan, engraved by Wellstood & Peters after Smith. 28¾x43½ inches sheet size, wide margins; professionally conserved and lined. New York: H. Fern & Co., 1853. "Large and imposing in size, splendidly drawn from vantage points carefully selected to show each city to best advantage, skillfully [engraved] and printed by some of the best craftsmen of the industry, the Smith brothers' views achieved a standard that equalled or surpassed the best work of its kind" (Reps, page 207).