A draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town
Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.
Data source:
Research CatalogPurchase this print
Order PrintImage ID
484915
Item data
Title
A draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
New York City
New York Harbor
Names
Grierson, George, -1753 (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1749 - 1767 (Questionable)
Place: Dublin
Publisher: Printed for & sold by Geo. Grierson at the two Bibles in
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 89-5007 [Filed with New York Harbor, 1749]
Subjects
Harbors -- New York Region
Nautical charts -- New York Region
New York Region -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Notes
Content: Shows rivers, shallow coastal banks, ferry landing sites, settlements, and islands.
Content: Depths shown by soundings.
Content: From: The English pilot, The fourth book. Dublin : George Grierson, 1749 ; or Boulter Grierson, 1767.
Content: Oriented with north to the right.
Content: Rhumb lines radiate from compass rose to points along the coast.
Content: Verner, C. Carto-bibliographical study of The English pilot, p. 68
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : col. ; 45 x 57 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 46538297
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11654319
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fff46300-c5aa-012f-0bdf-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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.
Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1749
Cite this item
MLA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1749 - 1767. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fff46300-c5aa-012f-0bdf-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1749 - 1767). A draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fff46300-c5aa-012f-0bdf-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fff46300-c5aa-012f-0bdf-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fff46300-c5aa-012f-0bdf-58d385a7bc34 | title= (cartographic) A draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town (1749 - 1767) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 16, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>