Content: Shows ward and fire district numbers, parks, some buildings, house number guides, and places of interest, from the Battery north to 42nd Street.
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1850 by Perris & Hutchinson, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Content: Includes classified key to places of interest, view of New York Harbor and lower Manhattan, and decorative cartouche and border.
Content: "This map is (by permission) respectfully dedicated to the Mayor and Common Council of the City of New York."

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : col., mounted on linen ; 83 x 115 cm., sheets 47 x 66 cm. or smaller.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 33812099
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12342265
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d15e6760-c5aa-012f-a2f1-58d385a7bc34

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

1849

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the City of New York." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849 - 1850. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d15e6760-c5aa-012f-a2f1-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1849 - 1850). Map of the City of New York. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d15e6760-c5aa-012f-a2f1-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the City of New York." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d15e6760-c5aa-012f-a2f1-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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