Original tinted lithograph of the junction of Broadway and Eighth Avenue in New York in 1861, drawn from nature and lithographed by George Hayward, of 171 Pearl Street, for the Valentine's Manual for 1862.
Original tinted lithograph of the junction of Broadway and Eighth Avenue in New York in 1861, drawn from nature and lithographed by George Hayward, of 171 Pearl Street, for the Valentine's Manual for 1862.
The manual of the city corporation, known as Valentine's Manual, was published between 1841 and 1870 and included lithographed views documenting the growth of the city. Here upper Manhattan is still half rural, with wooden houses, fences and unpaved roads.
Medium: Original tinted lithograph
Artist / lithographer: George Hayward (1800-1872)
Date: 1861 (published in the Valentine's Manual for 1862)
Source: D. T. Valentine's Manual, New York
Dimensions: 11.4 x 7.2 in (29 x 18.2 cm)
Condition: Vertical and central binding folds; two small tears at the upper edge that do not affect the image; right margin trimmed and light rubbing and staining to margins and corners