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Title
Map of the state of New York
Names
Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827 (Engraver)
De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834 (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1802
Place: Albany
Publisher: S. De Witt?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-1896
Topics
New York (State) -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress, the 16 day of October 1802 by Simeon De Witt of the state of New York."
Content: Prime meridian: New York.
Content: Shows land ownership.
Content: Includes text and inset "Continuation of the state westward from the pre-emption line on a scale reduced one half."
Content: Accompanied by: Alphabetical list of towns in the state of New York. 1 l.
Citation/reference: Described in Babinski's Notes on C. J. Sauthier and Lord Percy, p. 50-52.
Citation/reference: Described in Ristow's American maps and mapmakers, p. 76-79.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement of responsibility: by Simeon De Witt, surveyor general ; engraved by G. Fairman.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 6 sheets ; 164 x 131 cm, sheets 64 x 77 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5406477
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14919980
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): aa5e2200-c5a6-012f-a7a0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1774: Creator Born
  • 1802: Issued
  • 1827: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1802. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b3563d5-cc61-96b0-e040-e00a18060d64

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b3563d5-cc61-96b0-e040-e00a18060d64

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1802). Map of the state of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b3563d5-cc61-96b0-e040-e00a18060d64

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the state of New York