"Honor to Whom Honor is Due." Origin of Steam Navigation. A View of Collect Pond and its Vicinity.
New York: John Hutchings, 1846. Map. Lithograph. 14 1/2" x 18". Fascinating map of the section in lower Manhattan from Lispenard Street and Broadway, down to Warren and Centre Streets, where the Alms House was. The focus of the map is Collect Pond, centered at the intersection of Centre and Leonard Streets. Besides the map to the left are letters to John Hutchings certifying that a steam boat was seen on Collect Pond in 1796. To the right are remarks..... More