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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

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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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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
Names
Ratzer, Bernard (Cartographer)
Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784 (Engraver)
Jefferys & Faden (London, England) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776-01-12
Place: London
Publisher: Publish[e]d ... by Jefferys & Faden ...,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-311
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Genres
Maps
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.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 59 x 89 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5416594
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14978463
Photo Order: 65863
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5460630-c5aa-012f-c088-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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  • 1776: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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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. 1776-01-12. 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 May 13, 2025. 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. (1776-01-12). 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 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5460630-c5aa-012f-c088-58d385a7bc34

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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