Old New York yesterday & today . HENDRIK HUDSONThe first Navigator to land on Maniiattan Island and to sail upthe river which now bears his name. In a subsequent voyage Hud-son was turned adrift in an open boat, in the Arctic Seas by muti-nous sailors and never heard of again. He was born in of birth and death both J/VMFS, DUkEOF YORK \ND \LB.\NYAlter whom our City and the capital of our State, was the death of Charles II the Duke succeeded to the throne asJames II. A map shown elsewhere in these pages, known as TheDukes Plan is said to have been prepared by him,

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Old New York yesterday & today . HENDRIK HUDSONThe first Navigator to land on Maniiattan Island and to sail upthe river which now bears his name. In a subsequent voyage Hud-son was turned adrift in an open boat, in the Arctic Seas by muti-nous sailors and never heard of again. He was born in of birth and death both J/VMFS, DUkEOF YORK \ND \LB.\NYAlter whom our City and the capital of our State, was the death of Charles II the Duke succeeded to the throne asJames II. A map shown elsewhere in these pages, known as TheDukes Plan is said to have been prepared by him, based onsurveys by Nicolls, and is the first authentic drawing of New Yorkas it appeared when captured by the English (1664). From a paint-ing by Sir Peter Lely, in the possession oj the Duke of ^ueensbury.

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