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Map of the boundary between the states of New York & Connecticut with the adjacent territory: to accompany the report of the commissioners on the part of New York to the legislature, April 1857

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Title

Map of the boundary between the states of New York & Connecticut with the adjacent territory: to accompany the report of the commissioners on the part of New York to the legislature, April 1857

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Whole

Names

New York (State), Commissioners on the New York and Connecticut Boundary (Creator)
Stephenson, John L., 1821-1862 (Associated name)
Wentz, C. W. (Charles Wesley), 1817-1884 (Engineer)
Van Benthuysen, C. (Charles), 1817-1881 (Printer)
Connecticut. Commission on Boundary between the States of New York and Connecticut (Author)
New York (State). Legislature. Senate (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1857 (Inferred)
Place: Albany, N.Y.?
Publisher: The Commissioners

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5878

Subjects

New York (State) -- Boundaries -- Connecticut
Connecticut -- Boundaries -- New York (State)
Connecticut
New York (State)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: C.W Wentz, engineer ; John L. Stephenson, assistant ; Saml. D. Backus [and] J. Tarbell, commrs.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Covers Southeastern portion of New York and parts of Connecticut from the Massachusetts state line to Scarsdale, New York.
Numbering: At head of title: No. 2.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 55 x 92 cm, on sheet 94 x 57 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 45816794
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645705
Other local Identifier: US152.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2cddb440-8b1b-0133-f7ad-00505686a51c

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

1857

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the boundary between the states of New York & Connecticut with the adjacent territory: to accompany the report of the commissioners on the part of New York to the legislature, April 1857" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2cddb440-8b1b-0133-f7ad-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1857). Map of the boundary between the states of New York & Connecticut with the adjacent territory: to accompany the report of the commissioners on the part of New York to the legislature, April 1857 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2cddb440-8b1b-0133-f7ad-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the boundary between the states of New York & Connecticut with the adjacent territory: to accompany the report of the commissioners on the part of New York to the legislature, April 1857" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2cddb440-8b1b-0133-f7ad-00505686a51c

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