Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Vue de la Distruction de New York.
Call Number
D East 60-62/GC138/Box 01/Normal/Vues d'Optique/Perforated GA 1995.00006
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcwm118260z
Publisher
n.d.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1721-1796
Extent
1 item
References
Habermann and Leizelt prints
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Engravings, Hand coloring
Depiction: Scene of chaos, burning and looting on the streets of New York.
Item description: Perforated hold-to-light work. One of a set of four almost similar prints depicting the fire in New York, with some variations in the engraving. Three of the prints seem to be prospects for 'Hold to light' transparencies. This one is an actual transparency with cut out design backed by transparent paper which, when held to light, shows the glow of the fire burning.
Titled by hand, verso.
Original title: Representation de feu terrible a Nouvelle Yorck; or Schrockenvolle Feuersbrunst welche zu Neu Yorck. Our print inscribed on verso: Vue de la Distruction de New York.

Discovery Information

Subject
Vues d'optique—Specimens
New York (N.Y.)—History—18th century—In art
Fires—New York (State)—New York—In art
United States—History—18th century—In art
New York (State)—History—18th century—In art
Disasters—New York (State)—New York—In art

Physical Characteristics

File Count
4

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/76495191-2994-4299-9fd8-cf44df270fb2/manifest