Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
New York Harbor
Object Number:
1943.489
Date:
1875
Medium:
Watercolor and black chalk on heavy watercolor paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 24 1/8 in. ( 22.9 x 61.3 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Jno Thorp, 1875"
inscription: lower right: "Governor's Island/N.Y."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left:in brown watercolor: "Jno. Thorpe 1875"; at lower right: "Governor's Island / N.Y."
Description:
Marine: This is a view eastward toward Brooklyn. Manhattan Island and New York City are at the left, and Governors Island with Castle Williams are at the right.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss [?] Hanford
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
