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Map of Long Island and the southern part of Connecticut

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Title
Map of Long Island and the southern part of Connecticut
Additional title: Colton's map of Long-Island
Names
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

New York City & Vicinity

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1871
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: G.W. & C.B. Colton
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5965
Topics
Coasts -- Connecticut
Coasts
Long Island (N.Y.)
Connecticut
New York (State) -- Long Island (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: published by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows political boundaries, churches, houses, railroads, canal, mills and manufactories.
Content: Map also shows New York City, and part of New Jersey, Rockland Co. and Westchester Co.
Acquisition: Gift; Mrs. R.G. Beardslee.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:158,400, 2 1/2 miles to an inch (W 74°10ʹ--W 71°51ʹ/N 41°27ʹ--N 40°31ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored; 52 x 122 cm, on sheet 62 x 133 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 899243045
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645792
Other local Identifier: US161.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0128d570-60a7-0133-d867-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1871: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Long Island and the southern part of Connecticut" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4836c3b0-60a7-0133-903d-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Long Island and the southern part of Connecticut" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4836c3b0-60a7-0133-903d-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1871). Map of Long Island and the southern part of Connecticut Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4836c3b0-60a7-0133-903d-00505686a51c

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Map of Long Island and the southern part of Connecticut