Des Barres Chart of New York Harbor

Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1721-1824).
Chart of New York Harbour with the Soundings...
Aquatint Engraving with hand color. London, 1779.
32 5/8" x 24 " sheet, 42" x 34" framed.
Extracted from Des Barres The Atlantic Neptune, "one of the most remarkable products of human industry that has ever been given to the world through the arts of printing and engraving... the most splendid collection of charts, plans and views ever published." 200 years later, the judgement has not changed.
Comparable: Christie's, 2015 - $4,375.