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File:Manhattan00.jpg

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English: Bird's eye panorama of Manhattan & New York City in 1873. The Brooklyn Bridge is obviously inaccurate as the bridge wouldn’t be completed for another 10 years.
Date 1873
Source http://wardmaps.com/search.php?city=nh
Author George Schlegel lithographers
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