Preview
Creation Date
1860
Geography
United States, North America
Culture
American
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
5.25 x 8.5, 5.8 x 9 (in frame)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.5
Creator Biography
Waterman Lilly Ormsby, American, 1809-1883 (engraving). After a lithograph, "The Port of San Francisco," ca. 1852. After a sketch by George William Casilear, American, 1826-1912.
Description
This engraving depicts a panoramic view of San Francisco and the surrounding landscape. Grassy hills with tents, campfires, and working class figures lay in the foreground, while some figures seeming to be moving towards the city. A large body of water full of sailboats lies to the left. In the background, rows of simple houses fade into a small mountain in the distance.