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| Keywords: 1848 Mitchell Map of New York City - Geographicus - NewYorkCity-mitchell-1848.jpg This hand colored map of New York City is a lithograph engraving dating to 1848 by the legendary American Mapmaker S A Mitchell Sr Depicts the island of Manhattan from 37th street Kips Bay south to Battery Park and Brooklyn from Williamsburg to Columbia St The whole is shown in magnificent detail with many important buildings ranging from the Brooklyn Navel Yards to important hotels and churches are depicted and labeled One of the most visually appealing maps of New York City to emerge from the workshops of a mid 19th century American cartographer Map was engraved by N N Burroughs and is dated 1848 thought copyrighted to 1846 1848 dated Size in 12 5 15 75 object history credit line accession number NewYorkCity-mitchell-1848 Mitchell Sr S A <i>A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires Kingdoms States and Republics Of The World </i> 1848 issue Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Samuel Augustus Mitchell Old maps of New York City Old maps of Manhattan New York City 1848 maps 1848 in New York City | ||||
