JOHN BACHMANN (1814–1896) Birds’ Eye View of New-York & Brooklyn. 1851 16th C World Maps by Geelkerken in Amsterdam

by Geelkerken in Amsterdam

Nicolaas Witsen

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Sharpe Erskine’s Trust

“Antonio Florian and his Mappemonde

JOHN BACHMANN (1814–1896) Birds’ Eye View of New-York & Brooklyn. 1851 16th C World Maps by Geelkerken in AmsterdamJOHN BACHMANN (18141896) Birds Eye View of New York & Brooklyn New York: J. Bachman, 1851 Lithograph with original hand color 24 3 4 x 31 sheet; 34 1 2 x 41 1 2 framed This marvelous view of New York and Brooklyn is based on a drawing by the Swiss American artist John Bachmann (1814 1896), and shows a vibrant seaport teeming with commercial vessels, a testament to the citys prominence as a bustling center of business and industry. This scene includes