JOHN BACHMANN (1814–1896) Birds’ Eye View of New-York & Brooklyn. 1851 Architectural Elements The manchineel tree

The manchineel tree

in order to give an impetus to their heavy body

Ready About (Paré à Virer)

Frame size: 17 3/4 x 15 in

Published in Venice as part of Zatta’s influential Atlante Novissimo

JOHN BACHMANN (1814–1896) Birds’ Eye View of New-York & Brooklyn. 1851 Architectural Elements The manchineel treeJOHN BACHMANN (18141896) Birds Eye View of New York & Brooklyn New York: J. Bachman, 1851 Lithograph with original hand color 24 3 4 x 31 sheet; 34 1 2 x 41 1 2 framed This marvelous view of New York and Brooklyn is based on a drawing by the Swiss American artist John Bachmann (1814 1896), and shows a vibrant seaport teeming with commercial vessels, a testament to the citys prominence as a bustling center of business and industry. This scene includes