New York City Lithograph, 1851 – Original from Valentine’s Manual (21 × 17¼ in.)

An original 1851 lithograph of New York City from Valentine’s Manual, one of the most desirable mid-19th-century documentary sources illustrating the rapid growth of Manhattan during the pre-Civil War era. Issued at a time when New York was transforming into America’s leading commercial and cultural center, prints from Valentine’s Manual captured the city’s streets, architecture, waterfront activity, and civic identity...

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