This Side-By-Side Rendering and Aerial Photo Shows Manhattan 1609 and 2017

Manhattan in 1609 and 2017
Manhattan in 1609 and 2017
Photo: NYCPics

Modeled by Dr. Eric W. Sanderson of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Welikia Project is a cool exploration of what Manhattan looked like before it was a City. This side-by-side view shows one of the renderings next to a current aerial photograph of the borough, allowing you to see exactly how the shape of the island has changed over the past 400 years.

via r/nycpics

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