View of Collect Pond, New York City
Archibald Robertson, c. 1922

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View of Collect Pond, New York City

Landscape view of New York City showing Collect Pond, based on an original drawing in the Metropolitan Museum. The pond was popular for skating, fishing and boating in the late 18th Century. It was drained and filled in about 1811 and is currently in the vicinity of Foley Square.


View of St. Paul's Chapel in 1799

Historical view of St. Paul's Chapel at the turn of the century.


Vie of New York From Brooklyn Heights in 1778

Historical view of New York from Brooklyn Heights in 1778, just after the American Declaration of Independence.

Archibald Robertson (1765-1835) (after)
Sidney L. Smith (engraver)
New York [View of Collect Pond, New York City]
View of St. Paul's Chapel in 1799
New York From Brooklyn Heights in 1778

Society of Iconophiles, New York City: c. 1922
Blind stamp of Society of Iconophiles
Black and white engraving on Arches laid paper
14 5/8 x 19 1/2 inches, sheet
13 x 15 1/4 inches, image
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The Society of Iconophiles, organized in 1894 by Grolier Club member William Loring Andrews for the purpose of producing fine prints of New York subjects, was an important focus of Club activity until the Society ceased activity in 1939. The Grolier Club maintains the organization's archive.

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