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
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
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Date Issued
1865
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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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865. 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. (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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