HILL, J. W. (1812-1879) and PAPPRILL, Henry.
New York from the Steeple of St. Paul church Looking East, South and West.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
New York: Henry I. Megeary, 1849.
27 3/4" x 41 1/2" visible, 33" x 47" framed.
Comparable: Arader Galleries, 2016 -- $10000-12000 -- not sold.
"Here is an extraordinary view of Manhattan as a rapidly developing metropolis. John William Hill has placed us at just the right height for peering into the city's streets, sizing up the look of its buildings, and noting the increasing density of it structures as the midpoint of the nineteenth century is nearly reached" (Deak).

Provenance: Down Town Association of New York