What medium is "A South East View of the City of New York, in North America"?

A South East View of the City of New York, in North America is Etching and engraving.

Is "A South East View of the City of New York, in North America" in the public domain?

Yes, A South East View of the City of New York, in North America is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A South East View of the City of New York, in North America

Q: When was "A South East View of the City of New York, in North America" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1768.

ca. 1768

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Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

Plate: 14 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (36.2 x 52.4 cm) Sheet: 17 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (45.4 x 61.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924

Accession Number

24.90.43

About this artwork

Pierre Charles Canot, a French engraver working in collaboration with Captain Thomas Howdell of the Royal Artillery and publishers John Bowles, Thomas Jeffreys, Carington Bowles I, and Robert Sayer, created this important topographical print around 1768. The etching and engraving, measuring 14¼ by 20⅝ inches (plate), presents a panoramic southeast view of colonial New York from the harbor, documenting the city's appearance in the decade before the American Revolution. Such views served multiple ...

A South East View of the City of New York, in North America

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