This morning, Fone sent me this image of the Hudson waterfront, also an engraving by Jacques Louis Milbert, also c. 1820. In this engraving, the view of Hudson and the river is from Mount Merino, looking north.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Hudson Long Past
In his book Historic Hudson: An Architectural Portrait, Byrne Fone included, on page 48, this image of the Hudson waterfront.
The engraving, which is from the collection of the Columbia County Historical Society, is by Jacques Louis Milbert and shows the view from the north, looking south. The Parade, now known as Promenade Hill, appears in the left foreground.
This morning, Fone sent me this image of the Hudson waterfront, also an engraving by Jacques Louis Milbert, also c. 1820. In this engraving, the view of Hudson and the river is from Mount Merino, looking north.
This morning, Fone sent me this image of the Hudson waterfront, also an engraving by Jacques Louis Milbert, also c. 1820. In this engraving, the view of Hudson and the river is from Mount Merino, looking north.
Is it known from what publication(s) these two views appear(s)?
ReplyDeleteThe first is Plate 4, No. 12, Amerique Septentrionale. Etat de New York. That information is provided in Byrne Fone's book. I think it's safe to assume that the second engraving is part of the same collection, but I don't know that for sure. Byrne only told me that it was sent to him with a Christmas card from a friend.
DeleteMust have been a brilliant sight to see the City of Hudson protruding into the Hudson River ... flanked by her bays.
ReplyDeleteAre those man made cuts in what I presume would later become Middleground Flats?
ReplyDeleteYes Ellen - those would be the Ferry passages to Athens.
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