Image of an eye-level close-up view of the Statue of Liberty in the New York City Harbor, with people walking around the pedestal and ships in the bay behind the statue; signatures of architect, sculptors and others involved and size comparisons printed in bottom margin. "Height of Pedestal Above High Water 177 ft. 9 in. Height of Statue 151 ft. 2 in. Total Height From Water 328 ft. 11 in."--text, bottom left. "Copyright 1883 by Root & Tinker,"--text, bottom right. "Only Officially Authorized Edition. / Edition Prepared Expressly for the Schools of the United States / and Presented with the Compliments of / The Travelers Insurance Co. of Hartford Conn. / This Engraving Represents the Colossal Statue by Bartholdi / Presented by the French People to America."--text, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 100.97 x 58.42 cm (39 3/4 x 23 in.)
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--Pictorial works New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Pictorial works New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Monuments--Pictorial works Statues--Pictorial works Architecture--Details--Pictorial works Lithographs--1875-1900. (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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