New York City - The High Bridge over the Harlem River.

• Price: $70.00
  

  SKU: 92214

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• PUBLISHER: Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

• MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

  DATE: 1879.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 7/8 x 9" (17.5 x 23.5 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This 1879 wood engraving, published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, presents a sweeping view of the High Bridge spanning the Harlem River, carrying the Croton Aqueduct into New York City. Built to deliver fresh water from upstate to a growing metropolis, the High Bridge was a triumph of 19th-century civil engineering and remains the oldest standing bridge in New York City.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , New York City - Under $300 , Manhattan - Uptown