A South East View of the City of New York, in NORTH AMERICA.

Dateca. 1763

After work by Thomas Howdell

Publisher Thomas Jefferys 1719 - 1771

Publisher Robert Sayer 1725 - 1794

Publisher Carington Bowles 1724 - 1793

Publisher Henry Parker ca. 1725 - 1809

Publisher John Bowles 1701 - 1779

Maker Pierre-Charles Canot

OriginEngland, London

MediumLine engraving with etching on laid paper

DimensionsOverall: 17 11/16 × 23 1/8in. (44.9 × 58.7cm)
Other (Plate): 36 × 52.7cm (14 3/16 × 20 3/4in.)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-440

DescriptionBottom margin reads: "b.4./A South East View of the City of New York, in NORTH AMERICA./Vue du Sud Est de la Ville de New York, dans L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE./Drawn on the SPOT by Capt. Thomas Howdell, of the Royal Artillery. Engraved by P. Canot./London printed for John Bowles at N.o 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at N.o 53 in Fleet Street, Tho.s Jeffreys the corner of St. Martins lane in the strand, Carrington Bowles at N.o 69 in St. Pauls Church yard, and Henry Parker at N.o 82 in Cornhill./1.New Colledge. 2. Old English Church. 3. City Hall. 4. French Church./5. North River. 6. Staten Island. 7. The Prison."Label TextThis print is a part of a pair depicting views of colonial New York by Thomas Howdell. This particular print presents a scene of King's College which had been chartered in 1754. The pair of prints were also a part of the publication titled Scenographia Americana which was a collection of twenty-eight prints in 1768 depicting different scenes around America.