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Title
The Transval of New York
Names
Viele, Egbert L. (Egbert Ludovicus), 1825-1902 (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1880
Place: New York
Publisher: Johnson & Co., printers
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-682
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New York (N.Y.) -- History, 1775-1865
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Fort George (New York, N.Y.)
Inwood (New York, N.Y.)
Fortification -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Scale [ca. 1:6,000]. (W 73°57ʹ46ʺ--W 73°54ʹ37ʺ/N 40°52ʹ43ʺ--N 40°49ʹ02ʺ)
Content: Oriented with north toward upper right corner.
Content: Shows northern portion of New York City from 130th St. to King's Bridge at the northern city limits.
Content: Shows proposed canal connecting the Harlem and Hudson rivers, and proposed extension of the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad.
Content: Accompanying text describes the area's history from the Revolutionary War period to 1880. Revolutionary War fortifications and earthworks shown on map.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : col. ; 34 x 135 cm + text (29 p. ; 17 cm)
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433087459362
Barcode: 33433068110638
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20547419
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 914753e0-f092-0130-f415-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1825: Creator Born
  • 1880: Issued
  • 1902: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The Transval of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9232aa0-f15c-0130-62b8-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The Transval of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9232aa0-f15c-0130-62b8-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1880). The Transval of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9232aa0-f15c-0130-62b8-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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The Transval of New York