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Sketch map of the city of New York and vicinity: showing the sites of and approaches to the parks

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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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Title
Sketch map of the city of New York and vicinity: showing the sites of and approaches to the parks
Names
New York (State), Commission to Select and Locate Lands for Public Parks in the 23rd and 24th Wards of New York City. (Creator)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

New York City & Vicinity

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884 (Inferred)
Place: New York?
Publisher: Commission?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-695
Topics
Parks -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: selected and located by the Commission appointed under chapter 253 of the laws of 1883.
Content: "January 7th, 1884."
Content: Oriented with north to the right of sheet.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows proposed Arcade railway.
Content: Includes charts of park acreage and statistics.
Content: "Commissioners: Luther R. Marsh, president; Waldo Hutchkins, Louis Fitzgerald, Charles L. Tiffany, Geo. W. McLean, Thomas J. Crombie, W.W. Niles, John Mullaly, secretary."
Content: Scale [ca. 1:40,000]. (W 74°01ʹ21ʺ--W 73°51ʹ29ʺ/N 40°54ʹ36ʺ--N 40°41ʹ59ʺ)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand-col. ; 37 x 68 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 37450084
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20590748
Barcode: 33433098147626
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4301440-3ce0-013b-6dc2-0242ac110003
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

  • 1884: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch map of the city of New York and vicinity" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68be6c20-757e-0131-ffe6-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch map of the city of New York and vicinity" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68be6c20-757e-0131-ffe6-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1884). Sketch map of the city of New York and vicinity Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68be6c20-757e-0131-ffe6-58d385a7bbd0

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Sketch map of the city of New York and vicinity