This hand colored map of New York City is a lithograph engraving, dating to 1848 by the legendary American Mapmaker S.A. Mitchell Sr. Depicts the island of Manhattan from 37th street (Kips Bay) south to Battery Park and Brooklyn from Williamsburg to Columbia St.  The whole is shown in magnificent detail with many important buildings, ranging from the Brooklyn Navel Yards to important hotels and churches, are depicted and labeled.  One of the most visually appealing maps of New York City to emerge from the workshops of a mid 19th century American cartographer. Map was engraved by N. N. Burroughs and is dated 1848, thought copyrighted to 1846.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Samuel_Augustus_Mitchell" class="extiw" title="w:en:Samuel Augustus Mitchell"><span title="American geographer and publisher">Samuel Augustus Mitchell</span></a>
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1848 (dated)
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