Central Park Engravings - Rare, Set of Two Historical Prints, 1858 Ireland " Daniel G

" Daniel G

Original steel engraving from Picturesque America

Dimensions: 22 x 17

Set of 2 original chromolithographs from L'Ornement Polychrome (1873) by renowned French artist and historian Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet

Central Park Engravings - Rare, Set of Two Historical Prints, 1858 Ireland " Daniel GPair of Original lithographic engravings documenting the earliest days of New York City's Central Park, dated June 1858 and June 1859. Published in D. T. Valentine's 1859 Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. Dimensions: 14 x 15" Pair, 14 x 7" individual print The first view, "View in Central Park (Promenade looking North, June 1858)," depicts the raw, dramatic topography of the nascent park with workers, horse drawn carts, and