This plan of the City of New York (within the palisades which were erected in the year 1743) was made for the purpose of shewing the progress and extent of the great fire which happened in the year 1776, the number of houses that was consumed, and also the fire of 1778

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This plan of the City of New York (within the palisades which were erected in the year 1743) was made for the purpose of shewing the progress and extent of the great fire which happened in the year 1776, the number of houses that was consumed, and also the fire of 1778
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Title:
This plan of the City of New York (within the palisades which were erected in the year 1743) was made for the purpose of shewing the progress and extent of the great fire which happened in the year 1776, the number of houses that was consumed, and also the fire of 1778
Cartographer:
Grim, David, 1737-1826
Date:
[1804–1826]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
New-York Historical Society
Collection (local):
New-York Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.)--Maps
Lower Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Fort George (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Whitehall (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
South Street Seaport District (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Civic Center (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Two Bridges (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
TriBeCa (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Real property--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Buildings--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Piers--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Harbors--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Church property--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Fortification--New York (State)--New York--Maps
City walls--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Places:
New York > Manhattan
Extent:
1 map : ms., col., ill. ; 37 x 36 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Scale not given
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://library.nyu.edu/persistent/lcn/nyu_aleph001567177?institution=NYU&persistent
Notes:
Historical map. Covers Manhattan Island south of modern Chambers Street, New York (N.Y.) Shows buildings and other urban features.
"Presented to the New York Historical Society by David Grim." Attributed by cataloger to Grim.
Date of ms. after 1804 foundation of the NYHS. Date before Grim's death 1826.
Ships shown pictorially.
Pen-and-ink, watercolor on paper.
Includes index.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
84161d_FireMap_DavidGrim