Title: The Empire City, Birdseye View of New York and Environs
Object type: Print
Date: 1855
Artist:  John Bachmann 
Artist bio: American, born Switzerland, 1814/15–1896
Artist nationality: American, Swiss
Artist role: Artist and publisher
Medium: Lithograph printed in colors with hand coloring
Dimensions: sheet: 28 1/8 x 38 1/4 in. (71.5 x 97.1 cm)
image: 23 1/4 x 33 7/8 in. (59.1 x 86 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cities, term: Landscapes, term: Boats, term: New York City