John Bachmann (Swiss/American, 1814-1896) , "Bird's Eye View of New Orleans", 1851, hand-colored lithograph, printed by J. Bachmann, published by A. Guerber & Co., New York, "The Old Print Shop, New York, NY" label on backing paper, image 21 1/4 in. x 35 3/8 in., sheet 26 1/4 in . x 35 3/8 in., framed. Ill.: Poesch, Jessie, ed. Printmaking in New Orleans. Jackson/New Orleans: University Press of Mississippi/Historic New Orleans Collection, 2006, p. 108, cover illustration. Ref.: Deak, Gloria-Gilda. American Views. New York: Viking Press, 1976, p. 94.

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