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Downtown district of Manhattan. Drawn by A. Zaidenberg
Zaidenberg, Arthur
Downtown district of Ma...
1938
8101.000
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Zaidenberg, Arthur
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Downtown district of Manhattan. Drawn by A. Zaidenberg. (Copyright) Gardner Osborn - 1938, 120 Broadway.
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8101.000
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Pictorial map to resemble a bird's-eye view depicts lower Manhattan as seen from an imaginary point above the Brooklyn shore. Shows buildings, monuments, tourist attractions, whimsical sea monsters, whales, and boats and ships in the water. Includes historical notes and pictorial vignettes, most reflecting events in the city’s colonial and Revolution-era history. Executed in a vibrant scheme dominated by blue, orange and green. On upper center of map: Seal of New York City 1915, Seal of Amsterdam 1654 and Seal of Netherlands 1625. On lower center of map: "1789- Nieuw Amsterdam and New York - 1939".
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