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New York to New Rochelle: from Christopher Colles's survey of U.S. roads 1789

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Title
New York to New Rochelle: from Christopher Colles's survey of U.S. roads 1789
Names
Colles, Christopher, 1738-1816 (Creator)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

Parts

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1875 - 1895 (Questionable)
Place: New York, N.Y.?
Publisher: Publisher not identified
Table of Contents
[New York to mile 12] -- [Mile 12 to New Rochelle and mile 24].
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5738
Topics
Roads -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area
Roads -- New York (State) -- New Rochelle Region
Landowners -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area
Landowners -- New York (State) -- New Rochelle Region
New York Metropolitan Area
Genres
Maps
Road maps
Strip maps
Facsimiles
Notes
Content: Highway strip maps showing milestones, buildings, and householders' names.
Content: Orientation differs.
Content: Each principal map is printed in 3 contiguous segments.
Content: Black-and-white facsimile "Plan of the city of New York 1766-67 surveyed by Lieut. B. Ratzer" on separate sheet affixed to verso of paper backing.
Content: Includes legend titled "References" in lower margin.
Version identification: Facsimiles of the first 2 maps in Christopher Colles's "A survey of the roads of the United States of America" published in 1789.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 2 maps on 1 sheet ; each 18 x 12 cm, sheet 21 x 27 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013593247
RLIN/OCLC: 861733552
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645565
Other local Identifier: US138.3.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b671b2b0-0669-0134-5947-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1738: Creator Born
  • 1816: Creator Died
  • 1875: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "New York to New Rochelle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875 - 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d59efe0-066a-0134-fc21-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "New York to New Rochelle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d59efe0-066a-0134-fc21-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1875 - 1895). New York to New Rochelle Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d59efe0-066a-0134-fc21-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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New York to New Rochelle