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The map shows Manhattan from 42nd Street south to the Battery, with Governors Island as well as parts of Jersey City, Hoboken, Williamsburg, and Brooklyn. Drawn and engraved by H. Wilkes, the lovely inset views depict (clockwise from the top left corner): a New York steamer; Brooklyn; City Hall; the Custom House; the Narrows from Fort Hamilton; and New York from Williamsburg.<br><br><br />
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John Rapkin (fl. 1845-51). <i>New York</i>. London; New York: John Tallis & Co., ca. 1850.<br><br />
The New York Public Library, The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division.<br><br><br />
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"Extravagance in Everything": New York City at Mid-Century

Building under construction, 750 Third Avenue (East 47th Street - East 48th Street), December 17, 1957.<br><br><br />
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Wurts Brothers. From a collection of photographs of New York City.<br><br />
The New York Public Library, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy.<br><br><br />
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Magnificent New York: The Wurts Brothers

Alexander Alland. Patience, the northernmost of the two New York Public Library Lions (Fifth Avenue between 41st Street and 42nd Street). Photograph, ca. 1930s.<br><br><br />
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Selection from the Photographic Views of New York City Collection, 1900-1939.<br><br />
The New York Public Library, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy.<br><br><br />
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Demolish, Build: Photographic Views of NYC, 1870s-1970s

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