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A map of the State of New York : exhibiting the situation and boundaries of the counties and towns, and the number of inhabitants in each, according to the census of 1840 ...

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Title

A map of the State of New York : exhibiting the situation and boundaries of the counties and towns, and the number of inhabitants in each, according to the census of 1840 ...

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Whole

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1842
Place: Albany, N.Y.?

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 95-2491

Subjects

New York (N.Y.) -- Administrative and political divisions
New York (State) -- Administrative and political divisions
New York (State) -- Census, 1840

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Includes inset of "City and County of New York, Brooklyn & Williamsrurgh [sic]" showing N.Y.'s wards and their populations, and list of "New towns erected since the census of 1840.
Content: Map printed on 4 sheets, pieced together.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 106 x 132 cm., folded in leather cover 16 x 10 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG95-M448
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12093176
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a55d68a0-c5a6-012f-6877-58d385a7bc34

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

1842

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of the State of New York : exhibiting the situation and boundaries of the counties and towns, and the number of inhabitants in each, according to the census of 1840 ..." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1842. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a55d68a0-c5a6-012f-6877-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1842). A map of the State of New York : exhibiting the situation and boundaries of the counties and towns, and the number of inhabitants in each, according to the census of 1840 ... Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a55d68a0-c5a6-012f-6877-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of the State of New York : exhibiting the situation and boundaries of the counties and towns, and the number of inhabitants in each, according to the census of 1840 ..." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a55d68a0-c5a6-012f-6877-58d385a7bc34

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