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This map of the City of New York and island of Manhattan as laid out by the commissioners appointed by the legislature April 3, 1807 is respectfully dedicated to the mayor, alderman and commonality thereof / by their most obedient servant Wm. Bridges ; en

Photolithographic reproduction of the William Bridges map of New York. Street planning map. Covers the entire island of Manhattan, New York (N.Y.) Shows some buildings. Also shows landforms and streams. Shows relief by shading. Derived from a manuscript draft by John Randel--cf. Cohen and Augustyn, op. cit. "Filed April 1st 1811." Certified by the commissioners. Ink, color wash. No watermark. Includes index. References: I.N.P. Stokes, Iconography of Manhattan Island (1915-1928), Vol. III, page 549; Daniel C. Haskell, Manhattan Maps (1931), 655; Cohen, Paul E. and Robert T. Augustyn.

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Photolithographic reproduction of the William Bridges map of New York. Street planning map. Covers the entire island of Manhattan, New York (N.Y.) Shows some buildings. Also shows landforms and streams. Shows relief by shading. Derived from a manuscript draft by John Randel--cf. Cohen and Augustyn, op. cit. "Filed April 1st 1811." Certified by the commissioners. Ink, color wash. No watermark. Includes index. References: I.N.P. Stokes, Iconography of Manhattan Island (1915-1928), Vol. III, page 549; Daniel C. Haskell, Manhattan Maps (1931), 655; Cohen, Paul E. and Robert T. Augustyn. Manhattan in maps. NY: 1997, p. 100-105.
Full Title
This map of the City of New York and island of Manhattan as laid out by the commissioners appointed by the legislature April 3, 1807 is respectfully dedicated to the mayor, alderman and commonality thereof / by their most obedient servant Wm. Bridges ; engraved by P. Maverick
NYHS Identifier
Maps -- M6.1.4 / inventory no. M002414.1
34595_CityOfNY_NS13M6_1_4.tif
Linked Agent
Publisher: Robert A. Welcke Photo-Lith.
Member of
Highlights from the Map Collection
Genre
cadastral maps
maps (documents)
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Publisher
Robert A. Welcke Photo-Lith.
Subject (Topical)
Buildings--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Landforms--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Rivers--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Streets--New York (State)--New York--Planning--Maps
Subject (Name)
Bridges, William, d. 1814
Subject (Geographic)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Creator
Bridges, William, d. 1814
Digital Format
image/tiff
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Date Created
1811 to 1900
Extent
1 map : hand col. ; 24 x 92 cm
Archival Coordinates
(W74⁰01ʹ20ʺ--.W73⁰54ʹ40ʺ/N40⁰52ʹ40ʺ--N40⁰42ʹ00ʺ)
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