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The Government House [copy 1].
1847
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Metadata
- Call Number
- A Middle 30/Drawer 10/GC024/Full Folio/19th c./Artists M-Z GA 2008.00298
- Publisher
- New York : [s.n.], 1847.
- People
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- Author
- Condit, W. J., active 1847
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Cities and towns—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Dwellings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Public buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Landscapes—New York (State)—New York—1847
- Landscapes—United States—1847
- Buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—In art
- Landscapes—Northeastern States—1847
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The Government House [copy 1].
- Call Number
- A Middle 30/Drawer 10/GC024/Full Folio/19th c./Artists M-Z GA 2008.00298
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc6t053v234
- Publisher
- New York : [s.n.], 1847.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1847
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 50.7 x 60.8 cm.
- References
- Stokes, Iconography, vol. I, p. 443-445. Added entries: Condit, Robinson.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Color lithographs
- Depiction: Streetscape. Dirt road with lower righte brick building at right, numerous smaller buildings at left.
- Inscribed on stone, l.c.: 'From an Original Drawing in the Possession of N. Campbell, Esq. // Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847, by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of New York. // The Government House. // This edifice was erected 1790, at the Foot of Broad W, facing the Bowling Green. It was originally designed for the Residence of Gen'l. Washington (then President of the United States) but, the Capitol being removed, he never occupied it. It then became the Governor's House, and was the residence of Governors George Clinton and John Jay. The Building was subsequently used for the Custom House, from the year 1799 until 1815 when it was taken down.'
- Signed on stone, lower right: "C. Milbourne delin et excud. 1797".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "From the original Drawing by W.J. Condit".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Printed in colours by Wm. Ells".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Lith & Pus. by H.R. Robinson 142 Nassau St. New York".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Cities and towns—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Dwellings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Public buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Landscapes—New York (State)—New York—1847
- Landscapes—United States—1847
- Buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—In art
- Landscapes—Northeastern States—1847
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/06c95c35-1645-471e-8cf7-dc2fd769bd7b/manifest