A. MAJOR. Bird’s-eye View of the Great Suspension Bridge connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn. 1883 natural history placing emphasis on the interplay

placing emphasis on the interplay between pattern

such as elaborate cartouches and depictions of indigenous peoples and fauna

While Besler’s work is obviously motivated by a scientific impulse to document and describe a remarkable collection of species

Conté crayon on card

His maps are valued today not only for their historical content but also for their artistic quality

A. MAJOR. Bird’s-eye View of the Great Suspension Bridge connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn. 1883 natural history placing emphasis on the interplayA. MAJOR. Birds eye View of the Great Suspension Bridge connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn Lithograph with original hand color Washington: Franklin Square Lithographic Company in the office of the Librarian of Congress, for the Judge Publishing Company, 1883 21 18 x 37 18 visible, 29 34 x 45 34 framed Fine large view of the Brooklyn Bridge looking southeast towards Brooklyn, celebrating the completion of the Bridge on May 24, 1883. The