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1768

Kirk, James, 1733-1791

Engraving

Title: New York in 1768

One engraving entitled "New York in 1768" dated 1768. Caption notes "view from the rear of Col. Rutgers House East River (from an English print)." Depicts a landscpe view of the East river with a view of New York city in the distance. Colonel Henry Rutgers's house was confiscated and occupied by British troops for seven years during the Revoutionary War. Engraved by James Kirk.

GLC08878.0026

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