Old New York yesterday & today . ^efei ^orh JVb ^t ^as pilj£n Itje ^itgltslf ®oofe l^os&essian in 1664: ©tje Jukes . This remarkable drawing was owned by George III, who bequeathed it to the British Museum along with other items pertaining to his lost beloved colonies in America. It shows how the town looked when it was first taken from the Dutch. The wall or stockade where Wall Street now stands is one of its most striking features. The Duke of York for whom our city is named is credited with having drawn this map based on the Nicolls survey, hence the ^e&i forks T)[trst Municipal ISu
Old New York yesterday & today . ^efei ^orh JVb ^t ^as pilj£n Itje ^itgltslf ®oofe l^os&essian in 1664: ©tje Jukes . This remarkable drawing was owned by George III, who bequeathed it to the British Museum along with other items pertaining to his lost beloved colonies in America. It shows how the town looked when it was first taken from the Dutch. The wall or stockade where Wall Street now stands is one of its most striking features. The Duke of York for whom our city is named is credited with having drawn this map based on the Nicolls survey, hence the ^e&i forks T)[trst Municipal ISutlbing—(III]c ^tabt 3HugB Located at the corner ofCoenties Slip and Pearl Street, which then faced the river, this building sheltered the early Bur-gomasters and Schepens and other city officials. The home of Governor Lovelace, afterwards a tavern, adjoins it on theleft. The St. Nicholas Society owns a copper wind-vane, presented to it by Washington Irving, which is supposed to havecome from the cupola of this building when it was demolished in 1700.
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