Great Western and New York in New York Harbor, April 23, between 1838 and 1856

The arrival of great western in new york harbor, april 23, 1838. The long island sound steamboat new york can be seen at right. The other steamboats in the image are sun, james madison (foreground) and massachusetts (background, directly behind the madison). [1] detail of a larger painting by joseph walter. Date: between 1838 and 1856.