A plan of the City of New York from an actual survey anno domini MDCCLV

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A plan of the City of New York from an actual survey anno domini MDCCLV
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Title:
A plan of the City of New York from an actual survey anno domini MDCCLV
Cartographer:
Maerschalck, Francis W., -1776
Printer:
Duyckinck, G.
Dedicatee:
De Lancey, James, 1703-1760
Name on Item:
by F. Maerschalck
Date:
1755
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
New-York Historical Society
Collection (local):
New-York Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Lower Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Battery Park (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
South Street Seaport District (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Civic Center (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
TriBeCa (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Two Bridges (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Delancey Street District (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Little Italy (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
City walls--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Piers--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Ponds--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Fortification--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Church property--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Synagogues--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Markets--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Landowners--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Buildings--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Places:
New York > Manhattan
Extent:
1 map : ill. ; 48 x 85 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[New York] : printed, ingraved for and sold by G. Duyckinck
Scale:
Scale [1:3,300]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://library.nyu.edu/persistent/lcn/nyu_aleph001593156?institution=NYU&persistent
Notes:
Covers Manhattan, New York (N.Y.) below Delancey Street. Shows political divisions, fortifications, some buildings and natural features. The map also locates churches, markets, and public squares.
Dedication: "To the Honourable JAMES DE LANCEY, Esqr, Lieutenant Governor and Commander In Chief In and over the Province of NEW YORK and territories depending thereon In America This Plan of the City of NEW YORK Is Humbly dedicd. By your Honours Most Obet. & Humble Servent G. Duyckinck."
Illustrated: city coat of arms, ships, dedicatory cartouche "certum voto pete finum."
Ink on paper.
Includes key to buildings.
Notes (citation):
Stokes, I.N. Phelps. Iconography of Manhattan Island, v. 1, p. 274-275 and pl. 34.
Cohen, Paul E. and Robert T. Augustyn. Manhattan in Maps. NY: Rizzoli, 1997, p. 64-65.
Identifier:
2731_MaerschalkPlan