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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

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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

Maps

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

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

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

Chicago/Turabian Format

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

Wikipedia citation

<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>