Panorama of New York from City Hall Park - 1834

 

Panorama of New York City in two plates with views of Chatham Street and Broadway, with the Hudson and East Rivers in the background of the first (top) block, as well as the bay with "Bedlow's Island" [i.e., Bedloe's Island, later Liberty Island] and Ellis Island in the background of the second (bottom) block.

Original title: A description of a view of New York, now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square. Source: New York Public Library.

Note: "R. Burford's Panorama" was, in fact, a place in Leicester Square, London. The year 1834 is based on a black & white version by Robert Burford (1791-1861), printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket. Source: Library of Congress, popular graphic art print filing series.

 

City Hall Park

 

NYC in the 19th Century

 

Broadway panorama

 

5 - Old State Prison. 6 - St. John's Church. 7 - Hospital. 8 - American Hotel. 9 - St. Thomas Church. 10 - Masonic Hall. 11 - Reservoir. 12 - St. Patrick's Cathedral. 13 - Bridewell.

14 - New York Institution. 15 - City Hall. 16 - Park. 17 - Rotunda. 18 - Bowery Theater. 19 - Public School. 20 - Athenaeum. 21 - Baptist Church. 22 - Chatham Square. 23 - Quaker's Meeting.

24 - Mariner's Church. 25 - Tammany Hall. 26 - Presbyterian Church [Brick Church]. 27 - Williamsburgh. 28 - Park Theater. 29 - Wallabought Bay. 30 - Navy Yard [Brooklyn]. 31 - Chatham Street.

 

 

 

Plan NY

 

1 - Hudson River. 2 - St. Peter's Church. 3 - Columbia College. 4 - Central Presbyterian Church.

 

More: Historical maps of New York City

 

Broadway

 

Map New York

 

32 - St. George's Church. 33 - North Dutch Church. 34 - Brooklyn. 35 - Holt's Hotel.

36 - Baptist Church. 37 - East River. 38 - Presbyterian Church. 39 - Exchange.

40 - Dutch Reformed Church. 41 - Ditto. 42 - Custom House. 43 - Governor's Island.

44 - Narrows. 45 - Presbyterian Church. 46 - Webb's Hotel. 47 - National Hotel.

48 - Adelphi Hotel. 49 - Staten Island. 50 - Grace Church. 51 - Trinity Church.

52 - City Hotel. 53 - Broadway. 54 - Bay. 55 - Bedlow's Island. 56 - Ellis's Island.

57 - Franklin Hall. 58 - Jersey City. 59 - Hoboken. 60 - Emmett's Monument.

61 - St. Paul's. 62 - General Montgomery's Monument.

 

Map NYC 18th century

 

American Hotel

 

View looking north from City Hall Park.

 

Chatham Street, later Park Row

 

Barclay St.

 

Broadway NY 19th Century

 

Vesey St.

 

 

Manhattan 19th century

 

Nineteenth Century

 

NY Nineteenth Century

 

 

Panorama of New York from City Hall Park - 1834

 

Great Fire 1835

 

Copyright © Geographic Guide - 19th Century NYC.

 

View looking south from City Hall Park.

 

Aerial image NY

 

Broadway

 

Map New York City

 

 

 

NYC

 

 

NY 19th Century