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Map of northern part of New York City

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5056765


Item data

Title

Map of northern part of New York City

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Manhattan

Names

Matthews-Northrup Company (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1896
Place: Buffalo, N.Y.
Publisher: Matthews-Northrup Co.

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-752

Subjects

New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Ferries -- New York (State) -- New York
Local transit -- New York (State) -- New York
Piers -- New York (State) -- New York

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Prepared expressly for the Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Co. by the Matthws-Northrup Co.
Date: "This map is revised in accordance with official maps on file up to March 1st. 1896."
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Content: Shows wards, piers, ferry routes and shipping lines.
Content: Includes radial distances at 1 mile intervals from City Hall.
Content: Also shows adjacent parts of eastern New Jersey.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map in 2 sections on 1 sheet : mounted on cloth ; 130 x 67 cm, sheet 72 x 115 cm

Identifiers

Barcode: 33433087658195
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20795105
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 03e31840-f39c-0130-ab0e-58d385a7b928

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1896

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of northern part of New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03e31840-f39c-0130-ab0e-58d385a7b928

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Map of northern part of New York City Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03e31840-f39c-0130-ab0e-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of northern part of New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03e31840-f39c-0130-ab0e-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia citation

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