A South East View of the City of New York, in North America

ca. 1768

Not on view

Probably published in London in 1768, this prospect of New York was made when the city was under British control. Pierre Canot based his engraving on a drawing made about 1763 by Thomas Howdell, a Royal Artillery captain.

Artwork Details

Title: A South East View of the City of New York, in North America
Series/Portfolio: Scenographia Americana, or a Collection of Views in North America and the West Indies
Engraver: Pierre Charles Canot (French, Paris 1710–1777 Kentish Town, London (active England))
Artist: After Captain Thomas Howdell, of the Royal Artillery (British, active New York 1763)
Publisher: John Bowles (British, 1701?–1779)
Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
Publisher: Thomas Jeffreys (British, ca. 1719–1771)
Publisher: Carington Bowles I (British, 1724–1793)
Published in: London
Date: ca. 1768
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 14 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (36.2 x 52.4 cm)
Sheet: 17 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (45.4 x 61.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.43
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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