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Preliminary map of the Commissioners of Washington Heights.
- Title
- Preliminary map of the Commissioners of Washington Heights.
- Author
- New York (N.Y.). Commissioners for Laying out Washington Heights, creator.
- Publication
- [New York, N.Y.], [1860]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 22-1725 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 22-1725 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 101 x 263 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Cadastral maps.
- Note
- Oriented with north at right.
- Relief shown by contours and hachures.
- Shows planned street grid as well as existing roads, buildings, landowners' names, property lines, bulkhead and pier lines in Manhattan north of 152nd St.
- "Compiled from...the Harbor Commissioners Survey...the Coast Survey Planetable sheet...Randals Survey...reconnoissances [sic] made in 1860 by R. Rosa surveyor."
- Call Number
- Map Div. 22-1725
- OCLC
- 1312334462
- Author
- New York (N.Y.). Commissioners for Laying out Washington Heights, creator.
- Title
- Preliminary map of the Commissioners of Washington Heights.
- Publisher
- [New York, N.Y.], [1860]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:2,400; 200 feet to 1 inch (W 73°57ʹ18ʺ--W 73°54ʹ26ʺ/N 40°52ʹ51ʺ--N 40°49ʹ42ʺ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 94460.NYPL copy 2 lacks topography lines and includes sectional division lines.
- Place of Publication
- United States New York (State) New York City.
- Added Author
- Rosa, R., surveyor.Randel, John, Jr., surveyor.U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, surveyor.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 22-1725 [Filed as NYC by date]