Colonial America
"A South Prospect of Ye Flourishing City of New-York In the Province of New York. North America" 1848 Print
1848-Dated, Hand Colored Print, Reduced from the Original Copy of a March 25, 1746 View of New York, titled, "A South Prospect of Ye Flourishing City of New-York In the Province of New York. North America," Presented to the New York Society Library 1848 by Mrs. Maria Peebles of Lansingburgh, NY., Choice Extremely Fine.
A lovely Lithograph (tone in very light green) measuring 20.5" x 8.75" by G. Hayward for Valentine's Manuel, New York, dated 1848. The lithograph was a text illustration for a historical account of N.Y.C. published in 1853. Therefore it was folded to fit the book size. Three folds are hardly visible, vertical line next to the word "New York" in the title with faint tone. Upper and lower margins are narrow, whereas the margins on sides are large. There are indicating numbers in the view corresponding to the numbers in the legend below the paraphrased text:

1. The Fort. 2. The Chappel of the Fort. 3. The Secretaries Office. 4. The Great Dock with a bridge over it. 5. The Ruines of White Hall built Governour Duncan. 6. Part of Nutten Island. 7. Part of Long Island. 8. The Lower Market. 9. The Crane. 10. The Great Flesh Market. 11. The City Arms supported by Peace. 12. The Dutch Church. 13. The English Church. 14. The City Hall. 15. The Exchange. 16. The French Church. 17. Upper Market. 18. The Station Ship. (19. number missing) The Warf. 20. The Arms of Province supported by Plenty. 21. Warfs for building ships. 22. The Ferry House to Long Island. 23. A Pen for Oxen and Cattel designed for the Market. 24. Colonel Morris' Fancy to Windwart.

The text in the lower center of the view, underneath Coat of Arms reads: To His Excellency George Clinton Esqr. Captain General & Governour in Chief of the Province of New York & Territories thereon depending in America. This South Prospect of New York is most humbly dedicated by your excellency's most Humble & obedient Servt. Thos. Bakewell Published March 25th 1746. (A similar example of this exact print sold around 2012 for $800. Overall in clean bright extremely fine condition for display.




This panoramic view of New York City across the Hudson River is historically as interesting as it is a decorative retro-glance at NYC to the seventeenth century when New York was a relatively small town. A lively showing of sailing ships add historical interest to the scene. This print was reduced from the Original, which was presented to the New York Society Library in 1848 by Mrs. Maria Peebles of Lansing burgh, N.Y.. The legend below the view begins as follows: Captain Henry Hudson discovered this Country Ano 1609 and sold it to the Hollanders & and Letters Patent being granted to some Merchants by the States a Colony was settled Ann 1614 called New Netherlands but Sr. Samuel Argal, Governor of Virginia, gave them disturbance.... Follows the known early history of the State and of NYC. The text concludes: The Province abounds with all necessaries of Life & has a Governor, Council & General Assembly, the City has Mayor, Aldermen & Sheriff and is under the Regulation of the English Laws & Customs. The trade of the City in a few years is become almost Universal, her Merchants having extended their Commerce to most parts of the known World. The Harbor is safe for Ships and the greatest burthens and very secure-lying twelve miles from the sea having great convenience of Buildings of Ships & vast Quantities of fine Timber in the adjacent Woods.