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Map of the town of Morrisania

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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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Map of the town of Morrisania

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Title
Map of the town of Morrisania
Names
Mason, L. D. V. (Surveyor)
Risse, Louis A. (Draftsman)
Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899 (Creator)
Morrisania (N.Y. : Town). Commissioners (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Bronx

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1871 (Inferred)
Place: Morrisania, N.Y.?
Publisher: Town of Morrisania, Commissioners
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-6113
Topics
Measurement -- New York (State) -- New York
Morrisania (New York, N.Y.) -- Surveys
Morrisania (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Surveyed & drawn by L.D.V. Mason, chief engineer ; G.S. Greene Jr., principal ass't ; Louis A. Risse del.
Content: Survey map showing block dimensions, street dimensions, street grades, and angle of street intersections.
Content: Relief shown by spot heights.
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Statement of responsibility: "Made by and under the direction of the undersigned Commissioners ... passed May 19, 1868. Geo. S. Greene, consulting engineer."
Content: Includes text, statement of approval by the town commissioners "Dated January 6th A.D. 1871", and list of the commissioners' names.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by L.D.V. Mason ..."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : 103 x 70 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004627088
RLIN/OCLC: 56825974
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645940
Other local Identifier: US176.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8c2f4900-16f5-0134-bf3e-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
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the town of Morrisania" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/55e24600-6ed8-0134-b225-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the town of Morrisania" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/55e24600-6ed8-0134-b225-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1871). Map of the town of Morrisania Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/55e24600-6ed8-0134-b225-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the town of Morrisania