A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort & Battery with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds, with and without the Town. Surveyed in the Winter, 1775.
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A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort & Battery with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds, with and without the Town. Surveyed in the Winter, 1775.
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Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Manhattan
Central Park : memorial of the Common Council of the City of New York to the Legislature, approved June 11th, 1853, Jacob A. Westervelt, mayor : Act of the Legislature, passed July 21st, 1853, approved, Horatio Seymour, governor : resolution of the Common Council, directing application to be made to the Supreme Court for the appointment of commissioners, passed August 12th, 1853 : order of the Supreme Court, appointing commissioners, November 17th, 1853...
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New York (N.Y.). Common Council (Publisher)
Hayward, George, b. ca. 1800 (Engraver)
Valentine, D. T. (David Thomas), 1801-1869 (Author)
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799 (Engineer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1775 (Approximate)
Date Issued: 1855
Place: New York
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div.++ (New York City. 1853) (New York (City). Common Council. Central Park: memorial of the Common Council of the city of New York to the Legislature)
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Statement Of Responsibility: "Engraved from the original Map by John Montresor, for D.T. Valentine's Manual for 1855 by G. Hayward, 120 Water St. N.Y."
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14033596
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb45da60-0f6a-0132-2581-58d385a7b928
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort & Battery with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds, with and without the Town. Surveyed in the Winter, 1775." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb45da60-0f6a-0132-2581-58d385a7b928
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1855). A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort & Battery with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds, with and without the Town. Surveyed in the Winter, 1775. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb45da60-0f6a-0132-2581-58d385a7b928
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort & Battery with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds, with and without the Town. Surveyed in the Winter, 1775." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb45da60-0f6a-0132-2581-58d385a7b928
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