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Charles Magnus & Company

New York, to Estimate its Present Grandeur Look at our 50 Illustrations of the City in Color...and acquaint your Friends with the actual features of the Metropolis of America.

1850–1900
Wood engraving, hand colored
27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8.5 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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