The City of New Orleans: Currier & Ives c. 1885

Title: The City of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. Lake Pontchartrain in the Distance. Author: Currier & Ives Date: c. 1885 Medium: Hand-colored lithograph Condition: A nearly flawless example in excellent condition. Deacidified and buffered, with minimal freshening of color and minute expert repairs to two spots slightly damaged by old glazing. The absolute finest we have seen. Inches: 40 3/4 x 27 1/4 [Paper] Centimeters: 103.51 x 69.22 [Paper] Product ID: 311014 Only three other examples of this magnificent birds eye view of New Orleans are known to exist. Two copies reside at the Library of Congress and the Historic New Orleans Collection, respectively, while the other is in a private hands. The print was published in 1885 to publicize the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition. The view of New Orleans shows the bend in the river with ships and steamboats. Many boats can be seen on Lake Pontchartrain is in the background, and the lower marg