Bachmann, Bird

BACHMANN, John (1814-1896).
Bird's eye view of New York and Brooklyn.
Lithograph printed in color.
New York: Bachmann, 1851.
34 1/2" x 26" sheet, 46 1/8" x 37 1/4" framed.

Comparable: Christies, 2015 - $7,500.

Large bird's-eye view of New York City from the West, with Manhattan and Battery Park in the foreground and center, and Brooklyn to the East. "No finer artist of the city views worked in America than John Bachmann ... his earliest prints reveal a high level of competence and complete command of the lithographic medium." (Reps p. 160). Reps 2658.