New map of that part of the city of New York south from 20th Street on the Hudson & 35th Street on the East River : showing the position of Greenwich, Washington and West Streets on the Hudson River, and Pearl, Water, Front, Cherry & Tompkins Sts. on the East River : also the Brooklyn shore from Bobine House to Red Hook Point : also the high & low water mark as developed from the original city grants : the ordinance lines of 1795, 1796 & 1808 and the lawful boundary of the city
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New map of that part of the city of New York south from 20th Street on the Hudson & 35th Street on the East River : showing the position of Greenwich, Washington and West Streets on the Hudson River, and Pearl, Water, Front, Cherry & Tompkins Sts. on the East River : also the Brooklyn shore from Bobine House to Red Hook Point : also the high & low water mark as developed from the original city grants : the ordinance lines of 1795, 1796 & 1808 and the lawful boundary of the city
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Manhattan
Names
Sweet, S. H. (Sylvanus Howe), 1830-1899 (Engineer)
Childs, O. W. (Orville Whitmore), 1803-1870 (Engineer)
Hoffman, Knickerbocker & Co. (Lithographer)
Richmond, Van R. (Surveyor)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1862
Place: [Albany?]
Publisher: s.n.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 09-1209
Subjects
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Historical geography -- Maps
New York (N.Y.) -- Maps
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Historical geography -- Maps
Shorelines -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Notes
Content: Also shows original shore and ferry lines.
Content: Includes tables of statistics regarding reclaimed land.
Content: NYPL copy dissected into 2 sheets, 52 x 67 cm. and 45 x 66 cm.
Content: "Made under the act, Chap. 516 Laws of 1860, pursuant to instructions from Van R. Richmond, state engineer & surveyor."
Statement Of Responsibility: ... by O.W. Childs, civil engr. ; S.H. Sweet, principal assistant ; E. Smith & R. Graves, city surveyors ; J. Burke, draftsman ; H.F. Greene, assistant draftsman ; D. Vaughan, scrip.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 95 x 65 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 300316516
Barcode: 33433079225599
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10003406
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e5c889f0-c5aa-012f-8c5c-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1862
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "New map of that part of the city of New York south from 20th Street on the Hudson & 35th Street on the East River : showing the position of Greenwich, Washington and West Streets on the Hudson River, and Pearl, Water, Front, Cherry & Tompkins Sts. on the East River : also the Brooklyn shore from Bobine House to Red Hook Point : also the high & low water mark as developed from the original city grants : the ordinance lines of 1795, 1796 & 1808 and the lawful boundary of the city" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5c889f0-c5aa-012f-8c5c-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1862). New map of that part of the city of New York south from 20th Street on the Hudson & 35th Street on the East River : showing the position of Greenwich, Washington and West Streets on the Hudson River, and Pearl, Water, Front, Cherry & Tompkins Sts. on the East River : also the Brooklyn shore from Bobine House to Red Hook Point : also the high & low water mark as developed from the original city grants : the ordinance lines of 1795, 1796 & 1808 and the lawful boundary of the city Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5c889f0-c5aa-012f-8c5c-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "New map of that part of the city of New York south from 20th Street on the Hudson & 35th Street on the East River : showing the position of Greenwich, Washington and West Streets on the Hudson River, and Pearl, Water, Front, Cherry & Tompkins Sts. on the East River : also the Brooklyn shore from Bobine House to Red Hook Point : also the high & low water mark as developed from the original city grants : the ordinance lines of 1795, 1796 & 1808 and the lawful boundary of the city" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5c889f0-c5aa-012f-8c5c-58d385a7bc34
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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5c889f0-c5aa-012f-8c5c-58d385a7bc34 | title= (cartographic) New map of that part of the city of New York south from 20th Street on the Hudson & 35th Street on the East River : showing the position of Greenwich, Washington and West Streets on the Hudson River, and Pearl, Water, Front, Cherry & Tompkins Sts. on the East River : also the Brooklyn shore from Bobine House to Red Hook Point : also the high & low water mark as developed from the original city grants : the ordinance lines of 1795, 1796 & 1808 and the lawful boundary of the city (1862) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 8, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>