SEYMOUR, Samuel (Active, 1797-1823), After William BIRCH (1755-1834), The City of New York in the State of New York, North America

SEYMOUR, Samuel (Active, 1797-1823), After William BIRCH (1755-1834).
The City of New York in the State of New York, North America.
Engraving with hand color by William H. Morgan, Philadelphia.
Bristal, PA: Birch, 1803.
22 1/4" x 26 5/8" sheet, 33 3/4" x 38" framed.

"This rendering of New York from across the East River is a companion to William Birch's view of Philadelphia ... and was issued by the artist to arouse interest in a projected series of views of New York, which never appeared." (Stokes I, plate 77, pp.468-469).