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 001nyc: 1878 Staten Island Archery Print. Authentic professionally hand-watercolored engraving from the Aug. 3, 1878 issue of Harper痴 Weekly. It is titled "Archery Practice on Staten Island." It shows several young women in Victorian dress shooting arrows at nearby targets, with New York Harbor in the background. 11" x 16" $50  002nyc: 1888 New Washington Market, NYC. Beautiful hand colored engraving shows the Market in background. Fine aerial view. Foreground shows dozens of horse-drawn produce carts ready to unload. Harper's. 16x10-1/2 in. $60  003nyc: 1881 Public School Teaching Print. This professionally hand watercolored print is from the Sept. 17, 1881 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Entitled "New York City--Opening of the Public Schools, September 5th--An Exhibition of the Calisthenic Exercises." It shows a room full of children doing exercises, with a woman in front playing the piano. This print is in excellent condition. 11" x 16" $50  004nyc: 1885 Columbia College. Three great hand colored views from Harper's Weekly. Issue dated June 20, 1885. Size: 16x11 in. $50  005nyc: 1838 New York City Bartlett view, from Weehawken. Bartlett hand colored steel engraved view of the River and City. 9-1/2x7 in. $50  006nyc: 1885 Opening of the New Yourk Cotton Exchange. This geinuine antique hand colored engraving is from the May, 1885 edition of Harper's Weekly. 11x16 in. $60  007nyc: 1872 New York City- The Erie War, Jay Gould's Bodygaurd Encamped For the Night in the Offices of the Company in the Grand Opera House Building. This hand colored engraving is from the March, 1872 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. 11x16 in. $60  008nyc: 1883 New York City. Boycotted- A Scene on a Business Street in New York City. This hand colored engraving is from the January, 1883 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated and shows a boy yelling into a Jewish owned business "I say, Mister, what'll yer give me for a customer?" 11x16 in. $60  009nyc: July 17, 1880 issue of Harper's Weekly. Beautiful hand colored wood engraving. Title reads, The Old Sugar-House, corner of Rose and Duane Streets, used as a prison during the revolution. From a drawing by C. Graham. 11x16 in. $50  010nyc: 1883 New York City-Scenes on the Petroleum Exchange, New Street. This hand colored engraving has nine scenes of oil men conducting business at the Petroleum Exchange. This genuine antique print is from the July, 1883 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. 11x16 in. $60  013nyc: 1840 New York City Hall. Bartlett hand colored steel engraving of building and park in foreground. 6x9 in. $50  014nyc: At Washington Market, New York. Hand colored engraving shows congestion with crowds of merchants, buyers, carts, produce etc. From the September 14, 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly. 11x16 in. $60  015nyc: 1873 Nast Print: Tammany Boss Tweed. This print is from the December 13, 1873 issue of Harper痴 Weekly. It is an authentic professionally watercolored engraving - cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast, the most famous political cartoonist of the 19th century. The cartoon pertains to the arrest and incarceration of Boss Tweed, who controlled the political machine of New York City in the mid 1800s. It shows Justice (portrayed as a beautiful woman) locking a cell door marked "W.M. Tweed." To the left of Tweed痴 Cell, is an open cell door marked "Next." 11x16 $50  018nyc: 1843 St. Paul's Church New York. On Broadway. Attractive hand colored steel engraving. 9x11 in. $40  019nyc: 1883 PRINT - GEORGE WASHINGTON LEAVES NEW YORK. Beautifully hand colored engraving, original front page Harper's Weekly, December 1, 1883. Shows George Washington leaving New York, December 4, 1783. 11 x 16 in. $50  021nyc: 1871 Rare Fifth Avenue Hotel. Reading Room view. Gives an excellent idea of the activity of the business people in this top hotel. Hand colored from Every Saturday. 14-1/2x10-1/2 in. $50  022nyc: 1872 Print: Jewish New Yorkers Socializing. This hand colored print is from the Sept. 14, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "Sunday Morning in Central Park--Jews Drinking Mineral Water." It shows a group of well-dressed people socializing in the park. This print is in excellent condition. 11 x 16 in. $60  024nyc: 1838 New York Bay. Bartlett hand colored steel engraved view from the telegraph station. 10-1/2x8-1/2 in. $50  025nyc: 1883 Portrait: Peter Cooper, Philanthropist. This wood-engraved portrait of Peter Cooper, the famous 19th century philanthropist, is from the April 14, 1883 issue of Harper痴 Weekly. 11 x 16 in. $40  026nyc: 1879 New York State antique hand colored map shows dates at which all countries were organized, what each was formed from. size: 14x11 in. $80  028nyc: 1883 New York City- The Frank Leslie Publishing House: It's Origin, History, and Present Magnitude- It's Several Departments Illustrated. This unique double page engraving shows twelve hand colored views: exterior of the building, Mrs. Frank Leslie, business office and mailing departments, ante-room communicating wit the editorial and art departments, Mrs. Leslie's private office, the library and manuscript room, the art department, the editorial room, composition (typesetting) departnemnt, electrotyping department, engraving department, and the press room. size: 22x16 in. $150  029nyc: 1876 The Battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776. This rare, hand colored engraving shows this Revolutionary War battle in New York City. This print is from the September, 1876 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $60  100nyc: 1886 New York City Tobogganing Scene. Color, wood engraving published in an 1886 issue of Harper's Weekly shows a tobogganing scene in New York City. 11x16 in. $60  101nyc: 1838 Bartlett View of New York Harbor. Hand colored steel engraving by W.H. Bartlett, titled "New York Bay (From the Telegraph Station)." Shows a view of the harbor from above, with sailboats passing by on the water. 8x10 in. $80  102nyc: 1875 Sheet Music Cover: New York Quadrille. Color lithographed cover to the sheet music for "Buckley痴 New York Quadrille," composed by Charles Coote and published circa 1875. Features a bird痴 eye view of Manhattan, with what appears to be Central Park in the foreground. Beautiful item, which would look great in a frame! 10x14 in. $60  106nyc: 1883 Shipping: Dry Docks in Brooklyn NY. Engraved images and part of an article from Scientific American, showing the workings of the dry docks at Erie Basin in the Brooklyn NY shipyards. 11x16 in. $30  108nyc: 1871 New York City Area Bird痴 Eye View. Nicely hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "New York from a Balloon." Shows an area centering on New York Harbor, including Manhattan Island, the Bronx, western Long Island, and part of New Jersey. In the lower right corner there are two paragraphs of descriptive text titled "Eighteen Miles Around New York." This is a very interesting print, which would look great in a frame! 16x22 in. $150 |
 109nyc: 1889 Storm: Manhattan Beach Coney Island. Hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "Manhattan Beach During the Storm: Destruction of the Marine Railway." Huge waves are shown crashing onto the beach, pulling railroad cars and sections of track into the water. An article on the back of the page describes the storm. 11x16 in. $50  110nyc: 1879 View: West Brighton Beach Coney Island. Hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "The New Iron Pier at West Brighton Beach, Coney Island." Crowds of people are shown walking into the pier痴 entrance. 11x16 in. $50  111nyc: 1884: Building the Statue of Liberty. Hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, showing the Statue of Liberty under construction before it was shipped to New York. In the top right corner there is a small portrait of Bartholdi, the sculptor. 11x16 in. $80  112nyc: 1839 Bartlett View of New York City. Hand colored steel engraving by W.H. Bartlett, titled "View of New York, from Weehawken." Shows the city from a distance, with sailing boats passing by in the foreground. 8x10 in. $50  113nyc: 1889: Bronx New York, Claremont Park. Interesting, hand colored engravings from Harper痴 Weekly. Center engraving is a map of the Bronx and Westchester County NY, showing the locations of sites that were under consideration for the International Exposition of 1892. Top and bottom images show scenes in Claremont Park, which was one of the possible sites. 11x16 in. $50  114nyc: 1878 Scenes on Coney Island, New York. Large, hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly showing vacationers enjoying themselves on the beaches of Coney Island. 16x22 in. $120  115nyc: 1894 View of New York City From Above. Hand colored, engraved bird痴 eye view of Manhattan, looking North from the bottom of the island. Published in 1894 as an illustration to a book. 6x9 in. $35  116nyc: 1891 Coney Island Amusement Park Scenes. Hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "A Visit to Coney Island." Contains six small views of people and places on the island. Included are views of the elephant roller coaster and the "Original Razzle Dazzle," a large wheel which spun while riders sat on the edge. 11x16 in. $60  117nyc: 1884 Polish Market in New York City. Hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "A Polish Trading Post in New York." A large crowd is shown gathered at a New York intersection, buying and selling various goods. 11x16 in. $60  118nyc: 1873 Scene: Tompkins Square, New York City. Hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "Tompkins Square, New York: Out for a Breath of Fresh Air." A crowd of people is shown walking in the park, enjoying a summer day. 11x16 in. $60  120nyc: 1889: Tennis in New York City Central Park. Large, hand colored engraving from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "The North Meadows, Central Park. A Proposed Site for Some of the Buildings of the World痴 Fair of 1892." Men and women are shown playing tennis on the grass. In the foreground, a man is chatting with four women as he rolls up a tennis net. 16x22 in. $150  121nyc: 1877: New York City Street Cleaning. Interesting, engraved images from Harper痴 Weekly, titled "How the Streets of New York Are Cleaned." Street sweepers, garbage carts and garbage barges are shown collecting and transporting waste from the city. 11x16 in. $40  200nyc: Old Topo Map: New York City Bronx Westchester. Fascinating topographical map of the New York City metro area, centering on the Bronx. Upper Manhattan, part of New Jersey and much of Westchester County are included, as well as portions of western Long Island. Streets and even individual buildings are marked throughout the map, and of course geographical features such as lakes, rivers, hills etc. are shown. The map was drawn in 1900, and printed in several editions by the US Geological Survey. This item is from the 1946 printing of the map, but it shows the area as it looked in 1900. In the lower right corner of the margin, the number 101 has been hand written in grease pencil. There is also a stamp from the Rand McNally Co. in the same corner. The image is not affected by either of those items. 17x21 in. $60  202nyc: 1855 New York City Firemen痴 Parade. Hand colored, engraved view from an 1855 issue of Gleason痴 Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Title is "The Late Firemen痴 Third Annual Parade in the City of New York." Text around the image describes the parade, and lists the names of participants. Image underneath is a view of the English and French naval fleets in Besika Bay, near the Dardanelles. 16x22 in. $80  203nyc: 1882 Print: Coney Island Ferry, New York City. This hand colored, wood-engraved print is from the July 29, 1882 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "On the Iron Pier, Coney Island--The Rush for the Last Boat." It shows a crowd buying tickets, and waiting for the boat to arrive. This print is in very good condition. A small piece is missing from the top of the right margin, but the image is not affected. Size of this item is 11x16 in. $50  204nyc: 1888 Restaurant View: Lunch Room in New York. This hand colored, wood-engraved print is from the Sept. 3, 1888 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "A Down-Town Lunch Room in New York." It shows a scene inside the restaurant, with well-dressed men setated at the counter. This print is in very good condition. Two vertical splits near the middle have been repaired on the back with archival tape, and there is no image loss. There are several light stains in the top margin, but the image is not affected. Size of the print is 16x22 in. $90  205nyc: 1855 Colton Map of New York City. Beautifully engraved, hand-colored map of New York City from the first edition of Colton痴 world atlas, 1855. All streets in Manhattan and part of Brooklyn are named. Locations of major buildings are shown, as well as streetcar lines, ferry routes and parks. The entire map image is surrounded by a decorative design. Very good condition. 19x30 in. $350  207nyc:New York Tribune Newspaper October 28, 1854. Authentic 8 pages newspaper reporting on Slavery in Haiti and the Dominican Republic with proposed plans to acquire Cuba and Puerto Rico, Japan Expedition, the European War, and a report on "civil war" in Kansas. The condition is good and paper is still easy to handle. There is some water damage and a small 1/4" burn hole. 22x17 in. $20  208nyc:1889 this hand colored engraving from Harper's Weekly, titled "A Saturday afternoon on Broadway at Madison Square. This print depicts a New York City landmark as it was when the streets were filled with finely dressed people, police officers with top hats and horses. size 11.5x19 in. $50  209nyc:1873 The Terrace in Central Park. This hand colored steel engraving by G.H. Hall shows many people nicely attired and playing on some ornate steps with a fountain in the background. size: 9.5x5.25 in. $50  210nyc:1887 The Centennial of the Constitution- The Military Parade Passing the Mayor's Stand, City Hall. This hand colored engraving is from the September, 1887 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $50  213nyc:1888 The New Building of the Neew York "Times"- George B. Post, Architect. This hand colored engraving is from the October, 1888 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $50  214nyc:1881 Manufacture of Hydraulic and Steam Safety Hoisting Machinery- Otis Brothers & Co., New York City Gift to This black and white engraving is from the April 1881 edition of Scientific American. 6 views show: Boreel B & G, Boreel B & G interior, interior elevator car, erecting engines, factory in Yonkers N.Y., and testing by hydraulic pressure. size: 11x16 in. $30  215nyc:1859 Three New York City Views. The Dining Room of the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Madison Square, Ladies' Drawing Room in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Exterior of the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Madison Square, New York. This double page, hand colored engraving is from the October, 1859 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 16x22 in. $60  216nyc:1889 The Washington Arch at Fifth Avenue and Washington Square. This hand colored engraving shows The arch decorated with flags. This antique print is from the May, 1889 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $60  217nyc: circa 1895 Map of New York City. New York City Map and Vicinity. Color: Printed in Color. Type: Lithograph. Size: 14x10 in. $40  012bank: Hand colored wood engraving from the July 2, 1864 issue of The Illustrated London News. Beautiful engraving titled, Kerbstone Stockbrokers in New York. Image shows an outside stock exchange market being conducted. 11x16 in. $90 Click here to view more Banking Prints |
 219nyc: 1874 New York City- The Summer Exodust to Europe. This double page, hand colored engraving is from the 1874 June edition of Harper's Weekly. This antique print shows 6 vies of people boarding the the steamer ships: departure of the steamer "State of Virginia" of the state line from pier 36 on Saturday May 30th, the English traveler, the inquisitive passenger, crossing the line, "Heave Ahoy!"-sailors' chorus, the American traveler. Size: 16x22 in. $50  220nyc: 1894 Washington Square. This double page, hand colored print has 7 engravings and one chromolithograph views of Washington Square. views: Waverly Place, out of work, the University, Washington Arch, the Judson Memorial Building, the Garibaldi Statue, where the dogs take an airing, and the Holley Funeral. This antique print includes an article on the views pictured. Size: 16x22 in. $60  221nyc: Bird's eye view of New York City 1859. Hand colored engraving from the April 23, 1859 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption reads, New York City and Environs, from the Spire of Dr. Spring's New Brick Church, Fifth Avenue. Size: 16x22 in. $150  222nyc: 1880 Scene in New York City Central Park. Hand-colored engraving from the June 12, 1880 issue of Harper's Weekly. Title is "Coaching in New York: A Drive Through Central Park." A line of horse-drawn coaches are shown driving down a dirt road in the park, as a crowd watches. 16x22 in. $150  224nyc: 1852 scene of a proposed bridge over Broadway in New York City. Title of print is "Plan for the relief of Broadway, Presented to the Common Council October 4, 1852 by John T. Dodge, Street Cmmissioner" Hand colored lithograps is in very good condition with some of the original creases showing. 6.5x9.5 $50  226nyc: "Union Civil War rally held in Union Square, New York City. The image is from The Illustrated London News dated May 18, 1861. The caption reads "The 'Union' mass meeting held in Union Square, New York on the 20th of April. This hand colored wood engraving is in excellent condition. 11x16 in. $50  227nyc: Beautiful hand colored engraving titled, Johnson's New York and Brooklyn. Published by Johnson and Ward in 1866, map has a decorative border surrounding it, as well as an inset in the upper right corner of New York North of Central Park. 18x26 in. $200  228nyc: Very nice, hand colored engraving of the Map of New York and the Adjacent Cities. Published by J.H. Colton & Co. in 1855. Inset in lower right corner is a continuation of the City & County of New York. 26.5x16.5 in. $250  230nyc: Hand colored wood engraving from the February 16, 1884 issue of Harper's Weekly. Page titled, Laid up for Winter - Canal Boat Colony in Coenties Slip, East River. 16x11 in. $50  231nyc: Beautiful hand colored map titled, Johnson's New York and Adjacent Cities. Published by Johnson and Ward in 1861, has a decorative border surrounding the map, as well as an inset in the lower right corner, titled Continuation of the City & County of New York (on a reduced scale). Excellent condition. 18x26 in. $250  232nyc: Antique view drawn by Howard Pyle. This spectacular hand colored engraving was produced by Pyle for Harper's Weekly the Christmas of 1880. Titled "Christmas Morning in Old New York". 22x16 in. $150  233nyc: Washington Market, New York - Thanksgiving Time. Hand colored view shows congestion with crowds of merchants, buyers, carts, produce etc. From the November 30, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly. 16x22 in. $150  234nyc: New York City - The Chinese are Coming - Scenes in the New Chinese Quarter in Mott Street. Scene from Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper dated March 27, 1880. Shows scenes of Chinese arriving from California, a Chinese restaurant, industry in Mott St., people viewing the sites and a Chinese kitchen cooking for the new arrivals. 11x16 in. $40  235nyc: Evacuation Day in New York One Hundred Years Ago - Scene on Wall Street upon the Entrance of the Continental Troops. Scene from Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper dated November 24, 1883. 11x16 in. $50  236nyc: Under the Towers of the Brooklyn Bridge. Hand colored view show buildings and industry on the waterfront under the towers fo the Bridge. From the February 18, 1882 issue of Harper's Weekly. 16x11 in. $120  237nyc: Grand Central Depot New York, Interior View. From the February 3, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly. 16x11 in. $60  238nyc: New York City - The Evacuation Day Centennial, Nov. 26th - The Grand Procession Passing Up the East River from Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper dated December 1, 1883. 11x16 in. $50  239nyc: Erie Grain Elevator, showing Blackboard Room, Floating Elevator, Grain Sifter and Cleaner, Trasferring Grain on Endless Belt and The Elevator. From the December 30, 1882 issue of Harper's Weekly. 16x11 in. $40  240nyc: A May-Day at the Central Park Plaza. From the May 17, 1890 issue of Harper's Weekly. 16x11 in. $60  241nyc: The Grill Room of the New York Yacht Club From 1901 issue of Harper's Weekly. 16x22 in. $150  244nyc: Beautiful hand colored map titled, Johnson's New York and Adjacent Cities. Published by Johnson and Ward in 1864, has a decorative border surrounding the map, as well as an inset in the lower right corner, titled Continuation of the City & County of New York (on a reduced scale). Excellent condition, light aging to edges and around title and a repaired/reinforced centerfold. 18x26 in. $250  245nyc: Huge antique print of the Statue of Liberty, which was originally named Liberty Enlightening the World. Titled "'Liberty Enlightening the World' - Bartoholdi's Colosssal Statue on Bedlow's Island, New York Harbor. - Drawn by Harry Fenn."Harper's Weekly Supplement dated October 30, 1886. Beautiful panoramic view of New York City Bay and Harbor, highlighting the Statue of Liberty. 44x16 in. $600  246nyc: 1866 The Moral, Social, Architectural, And Business Contrasts Of New York City. Hand colored wood engraving published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on July 14, 1866. Several scenes depicting people in different social categories out and about in New York City. 16x22in. $150  1101nyc: Original Harper's Weekly (1883) Constructing the Frame-work for the hand of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, plus text. Color: Black and White. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 11x16 in. $20  1102nyc: Frank Leslie's (1884) Progress of the work on the pedestal of the Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty. Color: Black and White. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 11x16 in. $30 |
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