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A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey

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A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey

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Title
A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey
Names
Johnston, Thomas, 1708-1767 (Engraver)
Leroux, Charles, 1856 or 7-1889 (Engraver)
Montgomerie, John (Dedicatee)
Lyne, James (Surveyor)
Bradford, William (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1731
Publisher: William Bradford
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KD+++ 1731 (Bradford, W. Plan of the city of New York)
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Prints
Plans
Maps
Notes
Content: Engraver possibly either Thomas Johnston or Charles Le Roux.
Content: Print bears dedication to John Montgomerie.
Content: Print contains 12 lettered and 11 numbered references in lower margin.
Citation/reference: Deák 082
Content: COLLECTION HISTORY: The major source for the images in this digital presentation-the Phelps Stokes Collection of American historical prints and early views of American cities-came to the Library in 1930 as a gift of the architect and historian Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (1867-1944). It includes more than 800 prints, drawings, and maps produced over a period of four centuries, from the earliest European discoveries of the West Indian islands through the 19th century. The selection also includes some 30 images from the assemblage of New York City views donated to the Library in 1922 by Amos F. Eno (1836-1915) and a few items from the collection of American historical prints accumulated by Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet (1828-1919) and presented to the Library in 1896. Lastly, a few other items not found in these collections also appear, such as an 1814 view of New Archangel, Alaska from the Rare Book Division, and the Hudson River Portfolio of 1820 views, from the Spencer Collection. (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)
Biographical/historical: BACKGROUND: The images in this collection, comprising an incomparable visual narrative of the development of the Americas and especially the territory that became the United States, offer a rich visual resource for the student of American history, architecture, urban growth, costume, transportation, and much else. The documentation of the rise of New York City is particularly strong. The Print Collection of the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs holds the works from The Phelps Stokes Collection, the Eno Collection of New York City Views and the Emmet Collection. The basis for the selection of images in this presentation, Gloria Gilda Deák's 1988 monograph, _Picturing America_, is an extensive catalog of the holdings of American historical prints in the Print Collection and other divisions of the Library, with essays and notes not included in this digital version. (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)
Citation/reference: RELATED RESOURCES: Deák, Gloria Gilda. _Picturing America, 1497-1899: Prints, Maps, and Drawings Bearing on the New World Discoveries and on the Development of the Territory That Is Now the United States_. (1988); Stokes, I. N. Phelps and Daniel C. Haskell. _American Historical Prints: Early View of American Cities, etc., from the Phelps Stokes and Other Collections_. (1933) (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 print ; 46.4 x 57.1 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 44530947
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14697092
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.NYC44b
NYPL Digital Gallery Description: 31405
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3fbe3450-0036-0130-ea48-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1708: Creator Born
  • 1731: Issued
  • 1767: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1731. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7a81-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7a81-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1731). A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7a81-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey