RUDOLF DANIEL LUDWIG CRONAU (1855 - 1939) Lower Manhattan Island in 1894 Ocean_pacific Float-mounted and framed (full margins

Float-mounted and framed (full margins

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a Benedictine monastery and a funerary chapel of the dukes

The immense natural and ethnographic collections brought back were initially displayed at the U

RUDOLF DANIEL LUDWIG CRONAU (1855 - 1939) Lower Manhattan Island in 1894 Ocean_pacific Float-mounted and framed (full marginsRUDOLF DANIEL LUDWIG CRONAU (1855 1939) Lower Manhattan Island in 1894 Watercolor and gouache on paper Signed lower left: R. Cronau ca. 1908 1913 Paper size: 10 3 8 x 13 3 8 in. Mat Mount size: 14 1 8 x 19 14 in. THE EARLY YEARS OF THE SKYLINE To understand New York in the late 19th century, one must look to the sky, where the citys first skyscrapers began reshaping its identity and skyline. Faced with limited land and a booming population, architects