Image of an eye-level street view of the columned, domed Merchant's Exchange building in New York City, designed by architect Isaiah Rogers, showing a bustling street scene with horse-drawn vehicles in the street and people walking around the building; the building's facade is topped by a relief frieze and statue with the engraving "Erected MDCCCXXXVIII." Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; John H. Bufford was located on Nassau Street from approximately 1836-1839.
"I. Rogers Archt."--text, bottom left margin.
"On Stone by Bufford."--text, bottom center margin.
"Drawn by C.L. Warner."--text, bottom right margin.
"New York Printed and Published at J.H. Bufford's Lithographic Establishment 136 Nassau St."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed hand colored ; overall 44.77 x 59.69 cm (17 5/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
Architecture--Details--Pictorial works Banks and banking--Pictorial works Commercial streets--Pictorial works Merchants’ Exchange Bank of the City of New-York--Pictorial works New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Statues--Pictorial works Merchants’ Exchange Bank of the City of New-York Lithographs--Color--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Finance Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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