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Lot 557
[NEW YORK]. BENNETT, William J., engraver. CLOVER, Lewis Peter, publisher. after Nicolino CALYO (1799-1884), artist. View of the Ruins after the Great Fire in New York. Decr. 16th & 17th 1835. As Seen from Exchange Place.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
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[NEW YORK]. BENNETT, William J., engraver. CLOVER, Lewis Peter, publisher. after Nicolino CALYO (1799-1884), artist. View of the Ruins after the Great Fire in New York. Decr. 16th & 17th 1835. As Seen from Exchange Place.
Aquatint with hand-coloring, 1836, visible 23 x 17 1/2 in. (creasing at center, spotting); framed to 29 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (chips, not examined out of frame).
The Great Fire of New York ignited on the evening of 16 December 1835 in a warehouse at 25 Merchant Street (now Beaver St.) and was quickly spread by gale-force winds. The conflagration, which claimed 2 lives and hundreds of buildings over 17 blocks, was reportedly visible in Philadelphia.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents