Lower New York from City Hall Park - 1837

Unfinished bird's-eye view of Lower Manhattan, looking north from City Hall Park, in the foreground. Pen and wash on paper. Year depicted: about 1837. The view was probably taken from the top of the American Museum. The City Hall building was completed in 1812, near the site the Liberty Poles were erected in the 18th century.

Author: Thomas Hornor (1785-1844), an English land surveyor, artist, and inventor. Source: I. N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints / New York Public Library.

City Hall

Murray Street

Chatham Street

Brick Church on the site The New York Times Building was erected in 1857.

◄ Old City of New York

The Manuscript Plan, Survey by James Lyne.

Looking south from City Hall.

Lower New York from City Hall Park - 1837

Broadway

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