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Title
Bird’s eye view of New-Orleans
Creator
Matter, C., artist
Furrer, R. (Printer), printer
Locher, J. U., publisher
Locher, J. H., publisher
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Image of an aerial view of the New Orleans, Louisiana, waterfront showing the cityscape, busy ports, and steamboats and ships in the Mississippi River.
Probable date based on reference in Reps, Views and viewmakers, 1159. "Drawn on Stone by C. Matter"--text, bottom left margin. "J.U. Locher St. Gall Switzerland"--text, bottom left margin. "J.H. Locher 117 Fulton Street New York."--text, bottom right margin. "Printed by R. Furrer."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 65.56 x 88.9 cm (25 13/16 x 35 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_VIEW_000514
408323
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1250
Language
English
Subject
New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works
Mississippi River--Pictorial works
Boats and boating--Pictorial works
Waterfronts--Louisiana--Pictorial works
Cities and towns--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
View Prints
Large Size
South
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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