This plan of the City of New York (within the palisades which were erected in the year 1745) 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 [map].

Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
[New York : Common Council, 1863] (N[ew] Y[ork] : Geo. Hayward)
Description
  • (W 74°01ʹ10ʺ--W 73°58ʹ16ʺ/N 40°43ʹ45ʺ--N 40°41ʹ58ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 37 x 35 cm.

Availability

Available Online

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Special Collections - Rare Books Historic Map Collection HMC01.5719 D Alcove 6, Drawer 6 Browse related items Reading Room Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Former owner
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Getty AAT genre
    Notes
    • Includes illustrations and references to points of interest.
    • "Presented to the New York Historical Society by David Grim."
    • "Lith. by G. Hayward ... for D.T. Valentine's Manual 1863."
    • Historic Maps copy mounted on cardboard; on verso: "Fac-Similes of the original Autographs of the Burgomasters, Schepens, and many other distinguished individuals in the early history of this City, copied for D.T. Valentine's Manual 1863, by G. Hayward 171 Pearl Street N.Y."
    Provenance
    Historic Maps copy is from the estate of N.B. Fox, Princeton class of 1899.
    Other title(s)
    Plan of the City of New York
    OCLC
    50430640
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view

    Supplementary Information