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Sanitary & topographical map of the city and island of New York : prepared for the Council of Hygiene & Public Health of the Citizens' Association / Egbert L. Viele

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Title

Sanitary & topographical map of the city and island of New York : prepared for the Council of Hygiene & Public Health of the Citizens' Association / Egbert L. Viele

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Manhattan

Names

Viele, Egbert L. (Egbert Ludovicus), 1825-1902 (Author)
Ferd. Mayer & Co. (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1865
Place: New York
Publisher: Ferd. Mayer & Co.

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 14-1488

Subjects

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Geology -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Scale [1:12,000]. 1000 feet to 1 inch. (W 74°01ʹ32ʺ--W 73°55ʹ19ʺ/N 40°51ʹ17ʺ--N 40°42ʹ00ʺ).
Content: Oriented with north to the upper right of sheet.
Content: Street map overlaid on topographical map.
Content: Includes three geological sections of Manhattan: Section across Central Park -- Section from 50th Street to Brooklyn Heights -- Section from Hoboken to Brooklyn; includes inset of north end of Manhattan.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : hand col., mounted on a single sheet ; 46 x 160 cm, on sheets 51 x 89 cm, mounted on sheet 52 x 176 cm.

Identifiers

Barcode: 33433087459149
Barcode: 33433098145026
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20308534
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8fc59a90-f092-0130-bbe3-58d385a7b928

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1865

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sanitary & topographical map of the city and island of New York : prepared for the Council of Hygiene & Public Health of the Citizens' Association / Egbert L. Viele" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8fc59a90-f092-0130-bbe3-58d385a7b928

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1865). Sanitary & topographical map of the city and island of New York : prepared for the Council of Hygiene & Public Health of the Citizens' Association / Egbert L. Viele Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8fc59a90-f092-0130-bbe3-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sanitary & topographical map of the city and island of New York : prepared for the Council of Hygiene & Public Health of the Citizens' Association / Egbert L. Viele" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8fc59a90-f092-0130-bbe3-58d385a7b928

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