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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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
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Manhattan
Names
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (Publisher)
Stevens, Simon (Author)
Stevens, G. Thaddeus (Author)
New York Harbor Line Board (Author)
United States. War Department (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Place: New York
Publisher: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-736
Subjects
Harlem River (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
City planning -- New York (State) -- New York
Geology -- New York (State) -- New York -- Charts, diagrams, etc
Waterways -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Notes
Content: Also shows streets, railroads and bridges in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Content: Oriented with north to the upper right.
Statement Of Responsibility: "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: Includes text, and 9 profiles.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 70 x 93 cm
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433087460006
Barcode: 33433098145422
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20731428
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 926b9f90-f092-0130-c42f-58d385a7b928
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Date Issued
1892
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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: 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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926b9f90-f092-0130-c42f-58d385a7b928
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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: 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 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926b9f90-f092-0130-c42f-58d385a7b928
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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: 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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926b9f90-f092-0130-c42f-58d385a7b928
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