Albany New York Hudson River View – Antique Steel Engraving 19th Century

Name: Albany New York Hudson River View – Antique Steel Engraving 19th Century
Brand: Meyer
SKU: BG-14038-113
Price: 255 USD
Availability: InStock

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Shipping to the United States: $51 standard, $73 express, insured and tracked.

Maker: Meyer
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 14.4 × 23.7 cm (5.7 × 9.3 in)
Condition: Good. Good condition for its age with light age toning and occasional minor spotting mainly in the margins. Plate mark visible. Paper remains stable and well preserved.
Places: New York
Reference: BG-14038-113

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Albany on the Hudson River, an original steel engraving from Meyers Universum, published by the Bibliographisches Institut in Germany in the mid-19th century. The plate is printed in black and lettered below the image "Albany, in New-York, Vereinigte Staaten v. N.A.," with the artists' credits in the lower margin.

The view is a quiet river landscape rather than a cityscape. In the foreground a small ferry-like boat carries a horse and two figures across the calm water, with a large tree overhanging the right bank and low trees and a mill-like building at the left. The town itself appears only as a faint skyline, with buildings and spires, on the far shore under a soft sky.

Albany was founded by the Dutch as Fort Orange and became New York's state capital. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 made it a major hub where the canal met the Hudson, passing the farm produce of the interior down to New York City.

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