Map of the Murray Hill Farm, Ogden Place Farm, Lawrence & Astor, Wiswell & Price, Corporation Wm. Wright, John Taylor and other property.
Description
A map showing the Midtown Manhattan area in 1867, well before commerce transformed it into skyscrapers and department stores. The farms are being divided into individual allotments to create housing and businesses. Murray Hill area, between 33rd through 35 Streets and between Broadway and Lexington Avenue.
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Local Subjects
Farms--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Thirty-fourth Street (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Murray Hill Historic District (New York, N.Y.)--History--19th century--Maps
Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--History--19th century--Maps
Note
Digital version published by City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.