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To his excellency William Tryon Esqr., captain general & governor in chief of the province of New-York & &: This map of the country of the VI. nations proper, with part of the adjacent colonies is humbly inscribed

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
To his excellency William Tryon Esqr., captain general & governor in chief of the province of New-York & &: This map of the country of the VI. nations proper, with part of the adjacent colonies is humbly inscribed
Additional title: Map of the country of the VI. nations proper, with part of the adjacent colonies is humbly inscribed
Names
Johnson, Guy, approximately 1740-1788 (Creator)
Gavit, John E., 1817-1874 (Engraver)
O'Callaghan, E. B. (Edmund Bailey), 1797-1880 (Associated name)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1851 (Inferred)
Place: Albany, N.Y.?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5734
Topics
Indians of North America -- New York (State)
Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania
Indians of North America
New York (State)
Pennsylvania
Genres
Maps
Facsimiles
Early works to 1800
Early maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by his excellency's most obedient humble servant, Guy Johnson, 1771.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: "Copied from the original manuscript map in State Library."
Citation/reference: Apprears in: O'Callaghan, E.B. The documentary history of the state of New York. 1851, v. 4, p. 660.
Date: Facsimile of map drawn: 1771.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 20 x 31 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 214958839
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645561
Other local Identifier: US137.2.03
Other local Identifier: US137.2.04
Other local Identifier: US137.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 99d020e0-34b7-0134-fc9c-00505686a51c
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

  • 1740: Creator Born
  • 1788: Creator Died
  • 1851: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "To his excellency William Tryon Esqr., captain general & governor in chief of the province of New-York & &" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff1edfb0-34b7-0134-663c-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1851). To his excellency William Tryon Esqr., captain general & governor in chief of the province of New-York & & Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff1edfb0-34b7-0134-663c-00505686a51c

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To his excellency William Tryon Esqr., captain general & governor in chief of the province of New-York & &