I was also taken aback at this. The map in question though was drawn by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, and it was published in 1764, at least according to Cartography Associates. It is certainly surprising to see Manhattan being that small at the time, but it is possible that it was densely…
I've been thinking of getting a Turkish proverb tattooed somewhere "bir dil bir insan, iki dil iki insan" meaning "one language one person, two languages two people."
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