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In this scene, a male and a female at the Convent of San Cosme look down on the grounds and city around them. People on horses are seen on the grounds and mountains rise in the distance. The print's frame is a 1/2 in. wooden frame.
cityscapes (representations)
prints (visual works)
chromolithography
paper (fiber product)
cityscapes (representations)
Unidentified Paper
Chromo Lithograph
City View
PICTURE, CITYSCAPE
Printed beneath print: ""Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y."" On the front, under the print is written: ""La Merced La Concepcion Cathedral Santo Diego Mineria. La Profesa. San Augustin San Jose de Gracia./ Aqueduct de San Cosme La Pinon Santa Domingo. Hospital de San Hipolite. Garita de San Cosme. Alameda San Francisco. Volcan de Jztaccihvatl.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Currier, Nathaniel (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
13.75 x 18.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1337
New York state (United States)
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