Old Map of SoHo, NYC, 1868 by John Bute Holmes - Manhattan Farmland Survey, Broadway, Bleeker, Houston St turkish empire the Persians

the Persians

work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from Venice or who has the Venetian Lagoon in their heart

The Charter

or MTA as it's known today

Old Map of SoHo, NYC, 1868 by John Bute Holmes - Manhattan Farmland Survey, Broadway, Bleeker, Houston St turkish empire the PersiansThis wonderful old map of New York's SoHo neighbourhood was originally published in 1868. It was created by John Bute Holmes. This map covers what is now known as SoHo (or South of Houston). But, if that wasn't interesting enough, the map also shows the farmland that SoHo was built upon. It is a little hard to believe today, but at the start of the 19th century most of Manhattan was still farmland. Here, the map shows that SoHo used to be West Bayard