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Montrésor, John (1736-1799) A Plan of the City of New York & its environs

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04315 Author/Creator: Montrésor, John (1736-1799) Place Written: London Type: Map Date: 1775 Pagination: 1 sheet 68 x 56.2 cm Order a Copy

Actual title: "A Plan of the City of New-York & its environs..." Shows Manhattan Island up to Greenwich Village. Hand colored.

Montresor, John, 1736-1799
Dury, Andrew, fl. 1775-1776
Andrews, Peter, fl. 1765-1782

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