Bird's-Eye View of the Southern End of New York and Brooklyn; Showing the Projected Suspension Bridge Over the East River, From the Western Terminus in Printing-House Square, New York
- unbound
- New York: Harper's Weekly, 1870
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1870. unbound. Theodore R. Davis. Woodcut with hand coloring. Sheet measures 21 3/4" x 15 1/2".
Impressively detailed, this beautiful bird's-eye view looks south on Lower Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn to showcase a projection of the Brooklyn Bridge. Though not completed for almost 13 more years, construction had begun on the bridge's foundation at the time of publication. Trolleys, pedestrians, and carriages on the bridge reflect plans to create roads, train tracks, and a raised pedestrian promenade. Many ships are shown in harbor, on the East River and beyond, and in Printing-House Square we see the Times, The Sun, The World, and the N.Y. Herald buildings. Hand coloring, added after publication, livens the image for an exciting view of a growing metropolis.
In 1870, Brooklyn and New York (Manhattan) were independent cities, and the only travel between them was by ferry. The completion of the Brooklyn Bridge connected the two cities and surely played a role in the eventual unification of the City of New York in 1898.
Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political magazine published from 1857 until 1916. The magazine featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor. Its most well-known contributor was Thomas Nast, who made his career doing political cartoons for the publication.
Impressively detailed, this beautiful bird's-eye view looks south on Lower Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn to showcase a projection of the Brooklyn Bridge. Though not completed for almost 13 more years, construction had begun on the bridge's foundation at the time of publication. Trolleys, pedestrians, and carriages on the bridge reflect plans to create roads, train tracks, and a raised pedestrian promenade. Many ships are shown in harbor, on the East River and beyond, and in Printing-House Square we see the Times, The Sun, The World, and the N.Y. Herald buildings. Hand coloring, added after publication, livens the image for an exciting view of a growing metropolis.
In 1870, Brooklyn and New York (Manhattan) were independent cities, and the only travel between them was by ferry. The completion of the Brooklyn Bridge connected the two cities and surely played a role in the eventual unification of the City of New York in 1898.
Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political magazine published from 1857 until 1916. The magazine featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor. Its most well-known contributor was Thomas Nast, who made his career doing political cartoons for the publication.