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Check Out This Incredible Map of Lower Manhattan Circa 1870
Photo:
Library of Congress
This map, created and published in 1870 by printmakers Currier & Ives, shows Manhattan, Brooklyn and bits of Queens as seen from a birds eye view over New York Harbor. Zooming in, many of the locations drawn are labeled below. For more on the map, including larger scans and prints, check out its specimen page in the Library of Congress archives.