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 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. $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  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's 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's Cell, is an open cell door marked "Next." 11x16 $60  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. $80  024nyc: 1838 New York Bay. Bartlett hand colored steel engraved view from the telegraph station. 10-1/2x8-1/2 in. $80  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  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. $50  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's New York Quadrille," composed by Charles Coote and published circa 1875. Features a bird's-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. $40  109nyc: 1889 Storm: Manhattan Beach Coney Island. Hand colored engraving from Harper's 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. $60  110nyc: 1879 View: West Brighton Beach Coney Island. Hand colored engraving from Harper's Weekly, titled "The New Iron Pier at West Brighton Beach, Coney Island." Crowds of people are shown walking into the pier's entrance. 11x16 in. $50  111nyc: 1884: Building the Statue of Liberty. Hand colored engraving from Harper's 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. $60  113nyc: 1889: Bronx New York, Claremont Park. Interesting, hand colored engravings from Harper's 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's Weekly showing vacationers enjoying themselves on the beaches of Coney Island. 16x22 in. $120  115nyc: 1894 View of New York City From Above. Engraved bird's-eye view of Manhattan, looking North from the bottom of the island. Published in 1894 as an illustration to a book. 6x9 in. $60  116nyc: 1891 Coney Island Amusement Park Scenes. Hand colored engraving from Harper's 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's 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's 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. $80 |
 120nyc: 1889: Tennis in New York City Central Park. Large, hand colored engraving from Harper's Weekly, titled "The North Meadows, Central Park. A Proposed Site for Some of the Buildings of the World's 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  202nyc: 1855 New York City Firemen's Parade. Hand colored, engraved view from an 1855 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Title is "The Late Firemen's 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  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's 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. $400  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  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  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  219nyc: 1874 New York City- The Summer Exodus 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. $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 Commissioner" Hand colored lithograps is in very good condition with some of the original creases showing. 6.5x9.5 $60  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. $60  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. $300  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. $350  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  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. $150  239nyc: Erie Grain Elevator, showing Blackboard Room, Floating Elevator, Grain Sifter and Cleaner, Transfering Grain on Endless Belt and The Elevator. From the December 30, 1882 issue of Harper's Weekly. 16x11 in. $60 Click here to view more Banking Prints |
 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. $350  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 SOLD  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  247nyc: 1883 Hand colored wood engraving from Harper's Weekly showing The New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge with engraving on top of page titled, "Archway Under Approach, New York Side," and bottom engraving titled, "Cable Anchorage, Brooklyn Side, As It Appeared Before Construction." 16 x 11 in. $120  248nyc: 1883 Hand colored wood engraving from Harper's Weekly - A Journal of Civilization showing "The New York and Brooklyn Suspension-Bridge -- New York Entrance -- From Photograph by Gubelman." Upper right hand corner has inset of J.A. Roebling. 16 x 11 in. $80  249nyc: 1883 Hand colored wood engraving from Harper's Weekly showing "The New York and Brooklyn Suspension-Bridge -- The Approach On the New York Side." 16 x 11 in. $150  250nyc: 1883 Hand colored wood engraving from Harper's Weekly - A Journal of Civilization showing "The Tragedy On the Brooklyn Bridge, May 30. -- Drawn By C. Graham and W.A. Rogers." Engraving shows this fatal jam which occured in 1883 on Decoration Day. 16 x 11 in. $60  251nyc: 1883 Hand colored wood engraving from Harper's Weekly showing "The Great Bridge--Fireworks and Illumination, From the Brooklyn Side -- Drawn by Charles Graham." 16 x 11 in. $150  252nyc: 1898 Hand colored wood engraving from Harper's Weekly showing an advertisement for The Regal Shoe with inset on righthand side showing the head of a calf advertising "Argyle," The Latest Regal Spring Style. Large black leather shoe in foreground with caption underneath engraving explaining the history behind the Regal Shoe. 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. $80  253nyc: Hand colored wood engraving "Art Supplement to Appletons' Journal --View of Terrace and Lake, Central Park, New York." Entered, according to Act of Congress, In the Year 1869, by D. Appleton & Co., In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. Scene shows groups of people on small boats in foreground and lush fountain and surrounding park nearby. 29 x 11 in. $250  254nyc: 1875 Harper's Weekly wood engraving titled, "Projected Statue of Liberty For New York Harbor." Engraving shows the proud Statue of Liberty stucture standing in the harbor surrounded by small sailboats and people milling about. 16 x 11 in. $120 SOLD  255nyc: 1853 Hand colored wood engravings from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. Top engraving shows The City of New York, As Seen From the East River; Bottom engraving shows The City of New York, As Seen From the North River. Page is titled, "A Fine Panoramic Representation of The City of New York, The Metropolis of The United States. 15 x 10-1/2 in. $60  256nyc: 1889 Hand colored wood engraving Supplement to Harper's Weekly, May 11, 1889 and Copyright that same year by Harper & Brothers. Engraving is titled, "The Centennial Naval Parade in the Upper Bay -- The U.S.S. "Despatch" And Her Convoy Passing Governor's Island, As Seen From the Washington Building, Drawn By Charles Graham." Scene shows a panorama of the Statue of Liberty and Castle Gardens. 44 x 15-1/2 in. $600  258nyc: c.1890 Hand colored wood engraving from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper showing Lake Saratoga -- "The Scene of the Great Inter-Collegiate Boat Race, Showing the Location of the Boat-Houses, the Course of the Race, and A Bird's-eye View of the Surrounding Country." 53 x 19 in. $350  259nyc: 1873 Hand colored wood engraving from Harper's Weekly showing "New York Harbor, As Seen From the Brooklyn Tower of the Suspension-Bridge. -- From A Sketch By C.E. Bonwill." Manhattan and Jersey Shore can be seen on this engraving. 16 x 11 in. $180  260nyc: 1933 Hand colored half tone showing a bird's-eye view of Manhattan titled, "Southern Pacific S.S. Lines "Morgan Line" Supervue Map of New York City." Key on bottom showing Points of Interest, Districts and Steamship Piers. Inset of Central Park and surrounding area is on bottom left of map. Originally folded but in fine condition. 28 x 18 in. $150  261nyc: 1887 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper titled, "New York City -- An Afternoon At the Central Park Menagerie." Several scenes of zoo animals are shown at the New York City Zoo. 16 x 11 in. $50  262nyc: Early 1900s Hand colored lithograph showing the "View of the Ruins After the Great Fire in New York, Dec. 16th & Dec. 17th, 1835, As Seen from Exchange Place." Published by L.P. Clover, New York. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1836 by L.P. Clover in the Office of the Southern District of New York. 29 x 23 in. $50  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. $40  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. 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