• presentation of the map reproduction without a frame
  • detail of the map from the centre
  • detail of the map from the centre left
  • detail of the map from the top left corner
  • detail of the map from the bottom left corner
  • detail of the map from the top right corner
  • detail of the map from the bottom right corner
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Antique bird's eye view of New York City from Williamsburg, 1848

SKU:  194912

Antique bird's eye view of New York City from Williamsburg, 1848

€56,00 EUR
€56,00 EUR
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Published in 1848, Bird’s-Eye View of New York City from Williamsburg by Foreman and Brown is a striking panoramic lithograph that provides a unique aerial perspective of New York City as seen from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This rare print captures the rapidly growing urban landscape of mid-19th-century New York, a period marked by economic expansion, industrialization, and increased immigration.

The view prominently showcases Manhattan’s developing skyline, featuring important church steeples, commercial buildings, and bustling piers along the East River. At the forefront, the Williamsburg waterfront is depicted with detailed warehouses, shipyards, and ferries, emphasizing Brooklyn’s emerging role as a key industrial and residential area. The East River, teeming with sailing ships, steamers, and ferries, reflects the city's vital maritime activity, serving as a lifeline for trade and transportation.

One of the most notable aspects of this lithograph is its meticulous detailing of urban infrastructure. Bridges had not yet connected Manhattan and Brooklyn—this was still decades before the Brooklyn Bridge (1883)—so ferries were the primary mode of transport between the two boroughs. The print also illustrates the expanding street grid and growing neighborhoods, offering a glimpse into the transformation of New York from a colonial port town into a global metropolis.

Stylistically, Foreman and Brown’s bird’s-eye perspective follows the popular pictorial mapping tradition of the 19th century, where panoramic views were used to capture the grandeur and ambition of American cities. Today, this 1848 bird’s-eye view of New York City remains a valuable historical artifact, offering insight into the city's pre-Civil War development, commerce, and urban expansion.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* AirMail option: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: : The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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