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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Drawings and Prints

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

Robert Sayer|Pierre Charles Canot|Captain Thomas Howdell, of the Royal Artillery|John Bowles|Thomas Jeffreys

Date
ca. 1768
Medium
Etching and engraving; probably second or third state
Dimensions
plate: 14 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (35.9 x 52.1 cm) sheet: 17 11/16 x 24 3/16 in. (44.9 x 61.4 cm)
Object type
Print
Classification
Prints
Object number
24.90.42
Credit line
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Original Met record Artist authority

Artist information

British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath|French, Paris 1710–1777 Kentish Town, London (active England)|British, active New York 1763|British, 1701?–1779|London

Subjects and terms

  • New York City
  • Buildings
  • Cities
  • Landscapes

The Met object ID 384881. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.