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A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, : on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commandi

Cadastral map. Covers Manhattan, New York (N.Y.) south of the later Houston Street. Shows existing streets, some buildings, farms, docks, and names of property owners and natural landmarks. Relief shown by hachures. Black ink on paper backed with cloth. Includes text, index to points of interest, and inset "A chart of the entrance to New York from Sandy Hook, shewing the properest channel for sailing, with ye banks and depths of water," ca. 1:128,000. References: Stokes, Issac Newton Phelps. Iconography of Manhattan Island.

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Cadastral map. Covers Manhattan, New York (N.Y.) south of the later Houston Street. Shows existing streets, some buildings, farms, docks, and names of property owners and natural landmarks. Relief shown by hachures. Black ink on paper backed with cloth. Includes text, index to points of interest, and inset "A chart of the entrance to New York from Sandy Hook, shewing the properest channel for sailing, with ye banks and depths of water," ca. 1:128,000. References: Stokes, Issac Newton Phelps. Iconography of Manhattan Island.
PID
nyhs:237272
NYHS Identifier
Maps -- M33.1.19 / inventory no. M008918
41848_NYEnvirons_Motresor1766.tif
Linked Agent
Publisher: P. Andrews\, sculp.
Member of
Treasures of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library
Highlights from the Map Collection
Genre
maps (documents)
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Publisher
P. Andrews, sculp.
Type
Still Image
Subject (Topical)
Farms--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800
Streets--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name)
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Andrews, Peter, active 1765-1782
African Burial Ground (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787
Subject (Geographic)
New York (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Lower Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
TriBeCa (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Financial District (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Civic Center (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
SoHo (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Bowery (New York, N.Y. : Street)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Little Italy (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Five Points (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Full Title
A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, : on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commanding grounds, with and without the town. / Survey'd in the winter, 1766. ; to the Honble. Thos. Gage, Esqr. mayor general and commander in chief of His Majesty's forces in North America, and colonel of the 22d Regiment of Foot. ; this plan is most humbly inscribed by his obedient servant. ; John Monstresor
Contributor
Andrews, Peter, active 1765-1782
Creator
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Digital Format
image/tiff
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Date Created
1766
Date Issued
1766
Extent
1 map ; 65 x 53 cm
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