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

Car traveling in the south of Ireland

Including views of Esquimaux

all in the same image

Original engraving from the Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts

and towns throughout the state

New York City Lithograph, 1851 – Original from Valentine’s Manual (21 × 17¼ in.) lithograph Car traveling in the southAn original 1851 lithograph of New York City from Valentines 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 Americas leading commercial and cultural center, prints from Valentines Manual captured the citys streets, architecture, waterfront activity, and civic identity for contemporary audiences. Today