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| Keywords: 1868 Shannon and Rogers Map of New York City (Manhattan) - Geographicus - NewYork-shannon-1868.jpg An unusual and very rare 1868 Map of New York city by W C Rogers Map covers the whole of the island of Manhattan with some detail in parts of Queens and the Bronx This unusual map offer extraordinary detail throughout with names of major landholders listed throughout the city Also offers depth soundings in the Hudson and East Rivers In the Bronx and the sliver of Queens depicted we can see the beginnings of both the Long Island Railroad and Metro North Shows Central Park in detail exhibiting the fully glory of Olmstead's plan in an unusual elongated format Prepared for inclusion in the 1868 edition of Joseph Shannon ™s Manual of the Common Council of the Corporation of The City of New York 1868 dated Size in 8 40 object history credit line accession number NewYork-shannon-1868 Shannon J <i>Manual of the Common Council of the City of New York</i> 1868 edition Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of Manhattan New York City 1868 maps New York City Old maps showing the West Side Line Old maps of Manhattan north of 155th Street | ||||
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