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Topographical map of New York City, County and vicinity : showing old farm lines &c.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Topographical map of New York City, County and vicinity : showing old farm lines &c.
Names
Dripps, M. (Matthew) (Publisher)
Magrane, T. (Surveyor)
Harrison, John F. (Surveyor)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Dripps
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 09-1286
Topics
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
Landowners -- New York (State) -- New York
Piers -- New York (State) -- New York
Real property -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.) -- Maps
New York (N.Y.) -- Historical geography
Railroads -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Names of present owners are enclosed in a parenthesis."
Content: Cadastral map. Covers the area south of 155th Street in Manhattan, New York (N.Y.); also covers parts of Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Jersey City, and Hoboken.
Content: Insets: New York-County north of 155 Street -- Nieuw Amsterdam opt Eylant manhattans, 1656, -- New Yorke, 1695.
Content: Oriented with north to the upper right.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
Content: Shows old farm lines with owners' names, some buildings, railroads, ferries, existing and proposed streets. Also shows landforms, streams and wetlands.
Statement of responsibility: based on Randells and other official surveys, drawings and modern surveys by J.F. Harrison & T. Magrane ; printed by C. Wadlow.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 3 sheets : hand col. ; 84 x 162 cm., sheets 92 x 57 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 58758595
Barcode: 33433079230623
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18005902
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4b442070-c5aa-012f-fbec-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

  • 1854: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Topographical map of New York City, County and vicinity : showing old farm lines &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6295bbbd-84d1-81e5-e040-e00a18063e17

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Topographical map of New York City, County and vicinity : showing old farm lines &c." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6295bbbd-84d1-81e5-e040-e00a18063e17

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Topographical map of New York City, County and vicinity : showing old farm lines &c. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6295bbbd-84d1-81e5-e040-e00a18063e17

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6295bbbd-84d1-81e5-e040-e00a18063e17 | title= (cartographic) Topographical map of New York City, County and vicinity : showing old farm lines &c., (1854) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=July 16, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Topographical map of New York City, County and vicinity : showing old farm lines &c.