Image of three views: an elevated landscape view of Newburgh, New York, from across the Hudson River with steam ferry and sailboats in the foreground in lower half; an eye-level view of American Revolutionary War General Henry Knox's military headquarters building with cows, barns, and bridge over water in Mortonville, New York, in upper right; and an eye-level view of General George Washington's headquarters in Newburgh with soldiers with canons in upper left. "Drawn from Nature by B. Hess."--text, bottom left margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1852, by Wiltsie & Hess, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southn. Distt. of N.Y."--text, bottom margin centered. "Pubd. & Lithd. by Wiltsie & Hess, Newburgh, N.Y."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 33.02 x 43.5 cm (13 x 17 1/8 in.)
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--Pictorial works Newburgh (N.Y.)--Pictorial works Boats and boating--Pictorial works Cities and towns--Pictorial works Historic buildings--Pictorial works Landscapes--Pictorial works Military headquarters--Pictorial works Waterfronts--Pictorial works Historical Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection View Prints Large Size Northeast The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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