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Posted on October 12, 2011 via Going Coastal with 16 notes ()
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Posted on October 10, 2011 via Roger Rogue with 74 notes ()
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Title: Colton’s Map of New York And the Adjacent Cities
Map Maker: Joseph Hutchins Colton
Place / Date: New York / 1865
Coloring: Hand Colored
Size: 25 x 15.5 inches
Description:
Detailed map of the City extending north to 87th Street. Shows parks, streets, wards, buildings, rail lines, wharfs, and many other features. Inset shows Harlem.
Also shows much of Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey City. A nice large format map. Nice detail in Central Park. JH Colton was one of the pre-eminent American map publishing firms in the mid-19th Century.
Posted on October 8, 2011 via Artistic Historical Drawings with 8 notes ()
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New York City
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Posted on October 3, 2011 via Vintage New York with 58 notes ()
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Posted on September 28, 2011 via Hoarse with 232 notes ()
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Posted on September 22, 2011 via vineet kaur with 22 notes ()
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Posted on September 17, 2011 via Random Merde with 110 notes ()
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Bird’s-eye-view of the borough of Brooklyn showing parks, cemeteries, principal buildings, suburbs. (signed Geo Welch) by peacay on Flickr.
Posted on September 13, 2011 via Naomi Parker with 6 notes ()
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1935 Map of Lower Manhattan, New York, USA ~ off to a new home ♥
Posted on August 16, 2011 via Le Petit Poulailler with 8 notes ()
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