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Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Revolutionary War

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Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776

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Title
Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776
Names
Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923 (Creator)
Egloffstein, F. W., 1824-1885 (Draftsman)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Lithographer)
Long Island Historical Society (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

Revolutionary War

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1878 (Inferred)
Place: Brooklyn,N.Y.
Publisher: Long Island Historical Society
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-435
Topics
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History
New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Compiled by Henry P. Johnston ; F. von Egloffstein del.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north at upper right.
Source note: Extracted from: Johnston, Henry P., The campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn; Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1878.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v.7, page 42, column 1, row 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:25,344 (W 74°02ʹ51ʺ--W 73°54ʹ25ʺ/N 40°52ʹ56ʺ--N 40°40ʹ46ʺ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 34 x 86 cm, sheet 40 x 93 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 62205
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 51733774
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21472664
Folder number: US133.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e23c1090-d488-0135-63cd-0757e372d056
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1842: Creator Born
  • 1878: Issued
  • 1923: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee2f1060-d488-0135-3577-67321a8090bc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 21, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee2f1060-d488-0135-3577-67321a8090bc

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee2f1060-d488-0135-3577-67321a8090bc

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Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776