A map of the Manor Renselaerwick: surveyed and laid down by a scale of 100 chains to an inch by Jno. R. Bleeker, surveyor, 1767

Item data

Title

A map of the Manor Renselaerwick: surveyed and laid down by a scale of 100 chains to an inch by Jno. R. Bleeker, surveyor, 1767

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Parts
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Names

Bleeker, John R., 1713-1800 (Surveyor)
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839 (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1850 (Questionable)
Place: Albany, N.Y.?

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 77-2332

Subjects

Landowners -- New York (State) -- Rensselaerswyck (N.Y.)
Real property -- New York (State) -- Rensselaerswyck (N.Y.)
Rensselaerswyck (N.Y.)
Landowners -- New York (State) -- Rensselaer County (N.Y.)
Landowners -- New York (State) -- Albany County (N.Y.)
Albany County (N.Y.)
Landowners
Rensselaer County (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps
Facsimiles

Notes

Content: Scale 1:158,400. 2 1/2 miles to one inch (W 74°16ʹ--W 73°16ʹ/N 42°50ʹ--N 42°28ʹ).
Content: Oriented with north to the upper left.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: Also shows drainage, roads and farmstead locations ; includes key to names of inhabitants.
Statement Of Responsibility: "From the original in possession of Genl. Stephen Van Renselaer."
Date: Year of publication based on suspected publication date of a larger (but same scale) version of this map.
Version Identification: Differs from similar map. Has smaller dimensions and lacks names of copier and engraver and printer in lower margin close to border line.
Content: "Reduced to 200 chains to an inch."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 37 x 50 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 95105. "66" stamped in upper left margin.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20785338
Other local Identifier: US179.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 43020690-d641-0132-e768-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1850

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