To His Excellency Sr. Henry Moore, Bart., captain general and governour in chief, in & over the Province of New York & the territories depending thereon in America, chancellor & vice admiral of the same, this plan of the city of New York, is most humbly inscribed
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To His Excellency Sr. Henry Moore, Bart., captain general and governour in chief, in & over the Province of New York & the territories depending thereon in America, chancellor & vice admiral of the same, this plan of the city of New York, is most humbly inscribed
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Manhattan
Names
Ratzer, Bernard (Cartographer)
Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784 (Engraver)
Jefferys & Faden (London, England) (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1776-01-12
Place: London
Publisher: Publish[e]d ... by Jefferys & Faden ...,
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-311
Subjects
New York (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Genres
Notes
Content: NYPL copy annotated with red to denote fire of 1776.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Probably second state according to Haskell.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows ward names and boundaries.
Content: Includes numbered index to buildings and coat-of-arms.
Citation/Reference: Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps, 320
Content: "Survey'd in 1767."
Statement Of Responsibility: by His Excellency's most obedient servant, Bernd. Ratzen [sic], lieutt. in the 60th Regt. ; T. Kitchin sculpt.
Content: Scale [ca. 1:4,800] (W 74⁰00ʹ/N 40⁰42ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 59 x 89 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5416594
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14978463
Photo Order: 65863
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.REV37
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5460630-c5aa-012f-c088-58d385a7bc34
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1776-01-12
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "To His Excellency Sr. Henry Moore, Bart., captain general and governour in chief, in & over the Province of New York & the territories depending thereon in America, chancellor & vice admiral of the same, this plan of the city of New York, is most humbly inscribed" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5460630-c5aa-012f-c088-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "To His Excellency Sr. Henry Moore, Bart., captain general and governour in chief, in & over the Province of New York & the territories depending thereon in America, chancellor & vice admiral of the same, this plan of the city of New York, is most humbly inscribed" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5460630-c5aa-012f-c088-58d385a7bc34
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