Manhattan Island

Manhattan Island, which is about thirteen miles in length by two in breadth.

The Englishwoman in America 2007

The city is built on Manhattan Island, which is 13 miles long, and from 2 to 4 miles wide.

Shepp's Photographs of the World Daniel B. Shepp

It is built upon Manhattan Island, which is about thirteen miles in length by two in breadth.

The Englishwoman in America 1867

The cooking is not like ours, however, unless Delmonico's skill be supposed to have extended to all the homes in Manhattan Island, which is, unfortunately, not the case.

Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1858

Before us lay a long, narrow strip of land called Manhattan Island, about thirteen miles long and from half a mile to two wide, on the south end of which stands the City of New York, while on the north end are some hills called the Harlem Heights.

Hurricane Hurry William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

The Astors have become enormously rich because one of their progenitors bought for an inconsiderable sum farm land on Manhattan Island which is now worth so many dollars

Problems of Conduct Durant Drake

Billy thought not, and so he tarried on upon "Manhattan Island," as Barbara had christened it, and he lived in the second finest residence in town upon the opposite side of "Riverside Drive" from the palatial home of

The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Manhattanese knows the difference between "Manhattan Island" and the

The Spy James Fenimore Cooper 1820

It was lovely, overlooking Spuyten Duyvil, allegedly the location where the Indians traded Manhattan Island for a bunch of beads; the trees majestic, the canopy lush, the hills and rock formations so steep and dramatic it probably doesn't look that different than it did on the day of the notorious transaction.

City Salamander Hunt Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

It seems a 47-year-old British woman named Dr. Julie Bradshaw recently swam around Manhattan Island.

Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: Even Dolphins Don't Do So Many Dolphin Kicks Todd Hartley 2011