Detailed Vintage Map Shows Lower and Midtown New York in 1850

Fairly detailed street map of downtown New York City from 1850
Fairly detailed street map of downtown New York City from 1850
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This great vintage map from 1850 shows the streets and City layout of what was then just New York, now Lower and Midtown Manhattan. The map is sectioned into several districts, loosely corresponding to today's community board districts.

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