NICOLINO CALYO (1799-1884). View of New York City as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835. Portrait omnium asterismorum continens schemata

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the seemingly perfect world is a striking contrast to Bellows’s better-known rough-hewn city scenes

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

Attributed to Study of a Dragonfly

NICOLINO CALYO (1799-1884). View of New York City as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835. Portrait omnium asterismorum continens schemataNICOLINO 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