This attractive tinted lithograph was produced by George Hayward, a New York City lithographer, and featured in Valentine's Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. The manual was a directory with extensive historical and contemporary records related to New York, including ordinances, lists of public officials, ferry schedules, and the directories of hospitals and schools. David Valentine published the manual with updated editions annually from 1841-66. This view was based on a drawing by a "French Officer" and depicts the port along Lower Manhattan in 1792.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on a bright sheet with a binding trim at left and a short binding tear that has been closed on verso with archival tape. There is some light creasing in the right margin.