Looking north, the docks, and Wall Street district are prominent. The fact that the earth's surface in the northeastern United States has lately subsided beneath sea-level accounts for New York City's splendid harbor. Deep stream valleys were, in this way, "drowned"--thus forming navigable bays.
All but the south and north ends of Manhattan Island is shown. Astoria, the Bronx, and the inner-end of Long Island Sound, are visible in the distance. The coast lines have been made by subsidence of the land, and the drowning of stream valleys. Ships from Boston, and points north, usually enter New York harbor through the "sound".
The inner bay, docks, railroads, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, and ferry boars, are prominent. The financial section of Wall Street is plainly visible.
All of Manhattan Island, together with part of Brooklyn, Governors Island, East River, the bridges, Hudson River and part of Jersey City are plainly visible.
