Topographical map of the city and county of New-York, and the adjacent country : with views in the border of the principal buildings, and interesting scenery of the island.

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Topographical map of the city and county of New-York, and the adjacent country : with views in the border of the principal buildings, and interesting scenery of the island.

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Relief shown by hachures.
Shows wards, physical features, and various places of interest.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1836 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Appears to be an intermediate state between those cited by Stokes as first and second states. Madison Square shown but not named.
Oriented with north towards the upper right.
Variant of Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps, 817
Variant of Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography of Manhattan Island, III, pl. 124, p. 687-688
LC Ward maps, 155
Cohen, P.E. Manhattan in maps, p. 120-121
Inset views: Broadway from the park -- Nieuw Amsterdam, 1659.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Includes ornamental borders.
LC copy inscribed in ink at upper right corner: Deposited June 16, 1836 at the Clerks Office of the South Dist. of New York.

The City History Collection. Predominantly Manhattan Views.

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Date

01/01/1836
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J.H. Colton & Co.
S. Stiles & Co.
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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