New York City Neighborhoods: The 18th Century

New York City Neighborhoods is the first illustrated guide to colonial Manhattan. It is an archaeological study of the growth of the city during this period and of its emergence as the center of class structured commercial capitalism in the new nation. It features more than seventy beautifully illustrated maps--including a series showing the location of key institutions, such as churches, markets and taverns, and the history of the settlement of New York in the 18th century. It will be of interest not only to students of cities, historical archaeologists, and urban geographers, historians, socologists, and planners, but also to New Yorkers who are interested in the history and development of their city. Includes a series of maps showing the location of key institutions, such as churches, markets and taverns, and the history of settlement of New York City in the 18th century**Employs a method of analysis which is based on a sequence of historic maps in order to reveal spatial components of the city**More than seventy beautifully illustrated maps Read more