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DescriptionPort of New York 1851.jpg
English: Map of the Port of New York on the south tip of Manhattan Island in 1851. Heavy broken line marks the waterfront below City Hall park in 1784. Area filled in prior to 1820.
Deutsch: Karte des Hafens von New York (an der Südspitze von Manhattan Island) aus dem Jahr. Die fette, gestrichelte Linie markiert das Ufer unterhalb des City Hall Parks im Jahr 1784. Das Gelände wurde vor 1820 aufgeschüttet.
Date
circa 1851
date QS:P,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source
The original source is unknown. The old illustration was found in "Queens of the Western Ocean" from Carl C. Cutler, an author from Mystic, Connecticut.
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