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Eric Sanderson dibuja Nueva York... la que antecedió a la ciudad .

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400 años después de que Hudson encontrara el puerto de Nueva York, Eric Sanderson explica cómo realizó un mapa en 3D de la fascinante ecología de colinas, ríos, fauna y flora del área que después se convertiría en la ciudad de Manhattan, (al detalle, manzana por manzana) cuando Times Square era un pantano y no había servicio de reparto a domicilio.

Armed with an 18th-century map, a GPS and reams of data, Eric Sanderson has re-plotted the Manhattan of 1609, just in time for New York's quadricentennial. Full bio »

Translated into Spanish by Patricia Riveiros
Reviewed by Anneliese Woodberry
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