Historical Materials: Lithography

Currier & Ives was based in New York City, run solely by Nathaniel Currier (1813–88) until 1856. He was then joined by James Merritt Ives (1824–95). There is no direct connection between Lane and this firm, but many of the Currier lithographs show locations also depicted by Lane.

U.S. steam frigate "Mississippi," in the Gulf of Mexico, March 1847

1848
Hand-colored lithograph
Published by N. Currier, New York
Library of Congress catalog number 93514426

Also filed under: Naval / Government Vessel »

Castle Garden, New York: from the Battery

1848
Hand-colored lithograph
Printed by N. Currier, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number 90714333

Also filed under: Castle Garden »

artwork

City of New York from Jersey City

1849
Lithograph
Published by N. Currier, New York

Also filed under: New York Harbor » // Tow Boat / Tug Boat » // Trinity Church »

Royal Mail Steamship Europe

c.1849
Lithograph
Published by N. Currier, New York
Library of Congress (2001704214)

artwork

The Great Exhibition of 1851: American Department

Nathaniel Currier

1851
Cartoon
Published by N. Currier, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number 99471602

Illustration shows a group of men standing on the shore with the exhibition buildings in the background. Two men stand in the foreground; on the left, an American, boasting of "Yankee superiority" over the British, says "Mister Bull you can now see the 'American department' of 'the exhibition,'" and gestures towards two paddle steamers and a sailboat just off-shore; behind them a small group of men has gathered around a grain harvester and discuss American advances in agriculture and technology. The figures representing the British all wear frowns on their faces.

View of Boston

c.1848
Lithograph
Published by N. Currier, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002698122

Also filed under: State House »

View of New York: from Brooklyn Heights

c.1849
Lithograph
Published by N. Currier, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002698126

Also filed under: New York Harbor »

View of New York: from Weehawken

N. Currier

c.1849
Lithograph
Published by N. Currier, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002698127

Also filed under: New York Harbor »

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Citation: "Lithography." Fitz Henry Lane Online. Cape Ann Museum. http://fitzhenrylaneonline.org/historical_material/index.php?section=Currier+%28%26+Ives%29+%E2%80%93+New+York&type=Lithography (accessed November 23, 2024).

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