View of Manhattanville Taken from Fort Haight
New York: D.T. Valentine, 1865. View. Original color lithograph. Sheet measures 7" x 9 1/2". This beautiful view depicts Manhattanville as seen from Fort Haight. Manhattanville was founded in 1806 and quickly developed around the convergence of Bloomingdale Road and Manhattan Avenue, roughly Broadway and 125th Street today. In this depiction, the intersection is somewhat visible by the pattern of development, with a horse and carriage seen traveling into the village along the country road from the south. The Hudson..... More