Broad-Way, New York City

Title: Broad-Way, New York. Drawn from nature by German-born artist Augustus Köllner (1813-1906). Lithograph by Lauren Deroy (1797-1886). Printed by F.L. Cattier (Paris). New-York & Paris, published by Goupil & Co. Copyright date: 1850. Source: Views of American Cities, Metropolitan Museum of Art. A hand-colored version of the print is shown below.

View of Lower Broadway looking south from the southern end of City Hall Park, showing a street scene with pedestrians, equestrians, carriages, and omnibuses. The five-story Astor House, completed in 1836, is on the right. St. Paul's Chapel is on the southern side of Vesey Street. The spire of the third temple of Trinity Church, dedicated in 1846, is shown in the distance. A sign south of St. Paul's Chapel sign advertizes the daguerreotype studio of Mathew B. Brady (at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street). On the left is Barnum's Museum at Broadway and Ann Street, a site that it occupied from 1830 to 1865.

Reproduction of the original drawing by Augustus Köllner from the New-York Historical Society. Title: View of Broadway, New York City : study for Plate 44 in Kollner’s 'Views of American cities'. Year: 1850. Brown ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on light brown paper, laid on card.