Vüe De La Nouvelle Yorck
Engraver Anonymous, French, 18th century French
After Balthasar Friedrich Leizel German
Not on view
An imaginary New York view of a riverside pier in colonial Manhattan, with a large ship under construction in the left foreground rowboats and further ships moored along the bank and upon the water, a large customs house at left, and a distant church. The architecture is derived from European sources and the print was published in Paris, but based on one first engraved in Augsburg. The work was intended to be projected onto a wall or screen using a "magic lantern", an optical device that used candles and mirrors, with related prints known as Vues d'Optiques.
