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Geographically correct map of the City of New York : presented with the compliments of the passenger department of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. / printed and engraved for the New York Central and Hudson River R.R. by Matthews, Northrup & Company

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Geographically correct map of the City of New York : presented with the compliments of the passenger department of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. / printed and engraved for the New York Central and Hudson River R.R. by Matthews, Northrup & Company

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Title
Geographically correct map of the City of New York : presented with the compliments of the passenger department of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. / printed and engraved for the New York Central and Hudson River R.R. by Matthews, Northrup & Company
Names
Matthews-Northrup Company (Publisher)
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company (Associated name)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1890
Place: Buffalo, N.Y.
Publisher: The Company
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-720
Topics
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Local transit -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Railroads -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Piers -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Scale [ca. 1:40,500]. (W 74°01ʹ43ʺ--W 73°54ʹ39ʺ/N 40°51ʹ28ʺ--N 40°41ʹ01ʺ)
Content: Oriented with north to the upper left.
Content: Shows Manhattan to 190th Street, with parts of adjacent boroughs, Jersey City and Hoboken. Shows piers, ferry lines, and radial distances from City Hall. Includes lists of places of amusements, hotels, steamship lines, select buildings, public squares and parks, and advertisement in upper margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Copyright 1890 by Matthews, Northrup & Co."
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 50 x 19 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433087459891
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20635350
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 921592a0-f092-0130-9611-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1890: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geographically correct map of the City of New York : presented with the compliments of the passenger department of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. / printed and engraved for the New York Central and Hudson River R.R. by Matthews, Northrup & Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/921592a0-f092-0130-9611-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geographically correct map of the City of New York : presented with the compliments of the passenger department of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. / printed and engraved for the New York Central and Hudson River R.R. by Matthews, Northrup & Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/921592a0-f092-0130-9611-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1890). Geographically correct map of the City of New York : presented with the compliments of the passenger department of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. / printed and engraved for the New York Central and Hudson River R.R. by Matthews, Northrup & Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/921592a0-f092-0130-9611-58d385a7b928

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Geographically correct map of the City of New York : presented with the compliments of the passenger department of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. / printed and engraved for the New York Central and Hudson River R.R. by Matthews, Northrup & Company