NICOLINO CALYO (1799-1884). View of New York City as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835. Portrait Attributed to Study of a

Attributed to Study of a Dragonfly

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The map extends as far north as the tributaries of the Hudson

The historical significance of this map lies in its role as a European interpretation of China during the era of exploration and early global trade

but the cartography was an exact copy of Mitchell’s

NICOLINO CALYO (1799-1884). View of New York City as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835. Portrait Attributed to Study of aNICOLINO CALYO (1799 1884) View of the City of New York as appeared on the evening of the Fire 16th Dec. r 1835, from the Mill at Brooklyn Gouache on paper Signed at I. r.: "From N. Calyo. 402. Broadway N. York" 20 x 27 12 visible, 28 38 x 36 12 framed On the eve of December 16, 1835, a warehouse at 25 Merchant Street (now Beaver Street) in Lower Manhattan, New York City burst into flames. The weather conditions were the primary cause for the