Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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View of an American Fort With Steam Ships and Sailboats
Object Number:
2000.32
Date:
c. 1811-15
Medium:
Black chalk and white chalk and scratching out on marble-dusted prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 14 7/8 in. ( 25.4 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Marine: Black and white chalk with black ink wash and sgraffito drawing of a fort with an American flag on the water with boats on marble-dusted prepared paper.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harriet Ross LeBoeuf, 1998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
