A plan of the city and environs of New York in North America

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A plan of the city and environs of New York in North America
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Item Information

Title:
A plan of the city and environs of New York in North America
Date:
[1776]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Land use, Rural--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800
New York (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York > New York
Extent:
1 map ; 28 x 37 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : s.n.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:12,200].
Language:
English
Notes:
General street map showing selected letter-keyed buildings in built-up area and field lines with generalized land use in rural areas.
Relief shown by hachures.
Also shows "Road to Kings Bridge where the Rebels mean to make a stand" and "Road to Kepps Bay where the Kings troops landed."
Also covers rural part of Manhattan Island up to present-day 14th Street and small parts of Long Island.
Removed from: The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, London, Nov. 1776, v. 59.
Watermark: Oval cartouche surmounted by crown with capital letter W at right.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_006307
Call #:
G3804.N4 1776 .P53
Barcode:
39999059022630
LCCN:
2002623929