Image of an eye-level street view of the two-story brick Government House built in New York City for United States President George Washington and used as the Governor's House and Custom House, with cows in the building's driveway, surrounding buildings, and street traffic including carriages and carts; after an engraving executed in 1797 by Charles Milbourne. "C. Milbourne. Dehn - Et. Excud. / 1797"--text in stone, lower right. "From the Original Drawing by W.J. Condit."--text, bottom left margin. "Printed in Colours by Wm. Ells."--text, bottom right margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by H. R. Robinson, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern dist. of New York."--text, bottom margin centered. "From an Original Drawing in Possession of N. Campbell Esq."--text, bottom left margin. "Lith. & Pus. by H. R. Robinson 142 Nassau St. New-York."--text, bottom right margin. "This edifice was erected 1790, at the foot of Broad Way, facing the Bowling Green. It was originally designed for the Residence of Genl. Washington (then President of the United States,) but, the Capitol being removed, he never ocupied [sic] it, It then became the Govenors' [sic] House; and was the residence of Governors George Cinton and John Jay. The building was subsequently used for the Custom House, from the year 1799, until 1815, when it was taken down."--text, bottom margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 50.8 x 60.96 cm (20 x 24 in.)
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Dwellings--Pictorial works Historic buildings--Pictorial works Mansions--Pictorial works Public buildings--Pictorial works Historical Lithographs--Color--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Politics & Social Issues Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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