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Map showing the route of the new aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam: together with proposed reservoirs, & c.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Map showing the route of the new aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam

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Title
Map showing the route of the new aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam: together with proposed reservoirs, & c.
Names
New York (N.Y.). Aqueduct Commission (Publisher)
Newton, Isaac, 1837-1884 (Engineer)
Church, B. S. (Benjamin Silliman), b. 1836 (Engineer)
Welcke, Robert A (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

Parts

Croton Water System

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884
Place: New York?
Publisher: Aqueduct Commission
Place: 178 William St., N.Y.
Publisher: Photo-lith by Robert A. Welcke
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 14-1402
Topics
Croton Aqueduct (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: compiled from surveys made under direction of Isaac Newton, chief engineer, Dept. of Public Works ; the Aqueduct Commission, Benj. S. Church, chief engineer.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Oriented with north to the upper right.
Content: Scale approximately 1:60,000 (W 74°02ʹ16ʺ--W 73°33ʹ16ʺ/N 41°21ʹ00ʺ--N 40°41ʹ56ʺ)
Version identification: Differs from similar map. Lacks "Sheet no. 1" in upper left, and profile of aqueduct along bottom margin.
Acquisition: Purchase; Cohen & Taliaferro, 59 East 54th Street, suite #62, New York, NY 10022; invoice date 2014/04/21; zxqq.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 31 x 130 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 880451570
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202260
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d13dff30-fcc2-0132-e541-58d385a7b928
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

  • 178: Place
  • 1884: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the route of the new aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67211a20-639f-0133-1e7b-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the route of the new aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67211a20-639f-0133-1e7b-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1884). Map showing the route of the new aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67211a20-639f-0133-1e7b-00505686a51c

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Map showing the route of the new aqueduct from Central Park to Croton Dam