Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York [Six annual issues]

David T. Valentine

Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York [Six annual issues]

New York

D. T. Valentine

1858; 1860; 1862-1866

This handy guidebook to New York City, known as ‘Valentine’s Manual,’ was published in 28 issues between 1841 and 1870. It includes city statistics, lists of officers, and valuable historical data, such as extracts from old city records, newspapers, and descriptions of maps and views. 

An index to the over 800 illustrations from the series was published in 1906 by William Loring Andrews for the Society of Iconophiles, whose archives are held by the Grolier Club.