Bottom image: The artist may have been John Penniman, ca. 1817-1850; the lithographer may have been Francis Michelin, 1809 or 10-1878. Regarding John Fitch's work with steam boats.
Top: Originally from The New-York Magazine; or, Literary Repository, June 1790. This building was called Richmond Hill, and Vice-President John Adams resided there after the Revolution.
Two images on the page. Top image: This is the original college building of Columbia University, then Columbia College (and originally King's College).Bottom image: Earliest known broadside catalogue of King's College (now Columbia University),…
The original was in such a bad state of repair that this reproduction was made from a facsimile lithograph, published in 1900 by Mr. B.F. Stevens of London. The fascimile was in 24 sheets.