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Bird's-eye view of the Catskill Mountains: (covering an area of 1,200 square miles, looking northerly

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5800300


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Title

Bird's-eye view of the Catskill Mountains: (covering an area of 1,200 square miles, looking northerly

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Parts
(A-Z)

Names

Van Loan, Walton (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1885 (Inferred)
Place: Catskill, N.Y.?
Publisher: Aldine Pub. Co,

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5893

Subjects

Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps
Aerial Views

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: drawn from nature by Walton Van Loan).
Content: Relief shown by hachures, pictorially, and spot heights.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Copyright 1879 by Walton Van Loan."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Aldine Pub. Co."
Content: On verso: titlte panel "Bird's-eye view of the Catskill Mountains" ; list of "High peaks of the Catskills" ; ancillary "Map showing summer resorts among the Catskills" and advertisements.
Content: "This bird's-eye view of the Catskill Mountains, with maps, choice illustrations and a list of the best summer hotels and boarding-houses on or near the Catskills is contained in 'Van Loan's Catskill Mountain guide.'"
Content: "Mailed, postage paid, on reciept of 40 cents."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Walton Van Loan, Catskill, N.Y."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 view : color ; 24 x 47 cm, on sheet 30 x 48 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 935225302
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645720
Other local Identifier: US154.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 80258100-a817-0133-4b0c-00505686d14e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1885

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Bird's-eye view of the Catskill Mountains: (covering an area of 1,200 square miles, looking northerly" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1885. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/80258100-a817-0133-4b0c-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1885). Bird's-eye view of the Catskill Mountains: (covering an area of 1,200 square miles, looking northerly Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/80258100-a817-0133-4b0c-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Bird's-eye view of the Catskill Mountains: (covering an area of 1,200 square miles, looking northerly" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/80258100-a817-0133-4b0c-00505686d14e

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