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Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River: showing project for a covered water-way 60 feet wide, to be built on the westerly line of the Harlem River from the easterly side of Third Avenue to 165th Street, New York City and filling in between the points named so that the avenues and streets of Harlem may be extended into Morrisania ... as recommended by the New York Harbor Line Board and approved by the Secertary of War, October 18th, 1890 from plans suggested by Simon Stevens and G. Thaddeus Stevens

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River

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Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River: showing project for a covered water-way 60 feet wide, to be built on the westerly line of the Harlem River from the easterly side of Third Avenue to 165th Street, New York City and filling in between the points named so that the avenues and streets of Harlem may be extended into Morrisania ... as recommended by the New York Harbor Line Board and approved by the Secertary of War, October 18th, 1890 from plans suggested by Simon Stevens and G. Thaddeus Stevens
Names
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (Creator)
Stevens, Simon (Creator)
Stevens, G. Thaddeus (Creator)
New York Harbor Line Board (Associated name)
United States. War Department (Associated name)
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892 (Inferred)
Place: New York
Publisher: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-736
Topics
City planning -- New York (State) -- New York
Geology -- New York (State) -- New York
Waterways -- New York (State) -- New York
Harlem River (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Also shows streets, railroads and bridges in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1892 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress."
Content: Oriented with north to the upper right.
Content: Includes text, and 9 profiles.
Content: Scale [1:12,000]. 1000 feet = 1 in. (W 73°58ʹ42ʺ--W 73°54ʹ35ʺ/N 40°52ʹ47ʺ--N 40°46ʹ53ʺ)
Date: Copyright 1892.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 70 x 93 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 55012003
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20731428
Barcode: 33433098145513
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a00f69d0-3b82-013b-22c8-0242ac110004
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

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c65c880-6cdd-0131-0aa6-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c65c880-6cdd-0131-0aa6-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c65c880-6cdd-0131-0aa6-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c65c880-6cdd-0131-0aa6-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (cartographic) Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River, (1892) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 20, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River