Title: a description of a view of new york, now exhibiting at the panorama, leicester square
abstract: print shows a panorama of new york city in two plates with views of chatham street and broadway, with the hudson and east rivers in the background of the first (top) block, as well as the bay with "bedlow's island" [i. E. , bedloe's island, later liberty island] and ellis island in the background of the second (bottom) block. Buildings and geographic features are numbered with a corresponding key printed below each block. Physical description: 1 print: wood engraving; sheet 28. 5 x 43. 5 cm, on mount 35. 2 x 49. 4 cm. Notes: signed on lower right of second (bottom) block with initials: gd.;detached from pamphlet that describes burford's panorama of new york city.;title from item.;forms part of: popular graphic art print filing series (library of congress).;gd sc. Date: 1834.
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