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Map accompanying the report of the Bureau of Civil and Topographical Engineering, April 20th 1871

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5056971


Item data

Title

Map accompanying the report of the Bureau of Civil and Topographical Engineering, April 20th 1871

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Manhattan

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1871
Place: New York

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-642

Subjects

New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Harlem River (N.Y.)
Rivers -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps
Topographic Maps

Notes

Content: Scale 1:9,200. (W 73°56ʹ23ʺ--W 73°54ʹ34ʺ/N 40°52ʹ46ʺ--N 40°48ʹ17ʺ)
Content: Oriented with north to the right of sheet.
Content: Shows Harlem River and bulkeand project along its banks.
Publications: In: First annual report ... Department of Public Parks ..., 1871, p. 326.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : col. ; 28 x 94 cm

Identifiers

Barcode: 33433087663559
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20508977
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 907fdd80-f092-0130-0dce-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

1871

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map accompanying the report of the Bureau of Civil and Topographical Engineering, April 20th 1871" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/907fdd80-f092-0130-0dce-58d385a7b928

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1871). Map accompanying the report of the Bureau of Civil and Topographical Engineering, April 20th 1871 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/907fdd80-f092-0130-0dce-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map accompanying the report of the Bureau of Civil and Topographical Engineering, April 20th 1871" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/907fdd80-f092-0130-0dce-58d385a7b928

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