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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 th

"Presented to the New York Historical Society by David Grim." Attributed by cataloger to Grim. Brittle, varnished, cracked and frayed. ; mounted on paper in turn backed by cloth. Date of ms. after 1804 foundation of the N-YHS. Date before Grim's death 1826. Historical map. Covers Manhattan Island south of modern Chambers Street, New York (N.Y.) Shows buildings and other urban features. Includes index. Pen-and-ink, watercolor on paper. Ships shown pictorially.

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"Presented to the New York Historical Society by David Grim." Attributed by cataloger to Grim. Brittle, varnished, cracked and frayed. ; mounted on paper in turn backed by cloth. Date of ms. after 1804 foundation of the N-YHS. Date before Grim's death 1826. Historical map. Covers Manhattan Island south of modern Chambers Street, New York (N.Y.) Shows buildings and other urban features. Includes index. Pen-and-ink, watercolor on paper. Ships shown pictorially.
PID
nyhs:235287
NYHS Identifier
M25.1.6
1567177
Member of
Revolutionary Era Maps
Genre
manuscript maps
maps (documents)
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Still Image
Subject (Topical)
Buildings--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Church property--New York (State)--New York--Maps
City walls--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Fortification--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Harbors--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Piers--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Real property--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Subject (Name)
Grim, David, 1737-1826
Subject (Geographic)
Civic Center (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
Fort George (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
Lower Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
New York (N.Y.)--Maps
South Street Seaport District (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
TriBeCa (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
Two Bridges (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
Whitehall (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
Full 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
Creator
Grim, David, 1737-1826
Digital Format
image/tiff
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Date Created
1804 to 1826
Date Issued
1804 to 1826
Extent
1 map :  ms.
col.
ill. ;  37 x 36 cm.
Archival Coordinates
(W74⁰01ʹ20ʺ--.W73⁰59'40"/N40⁰43ʹ10ʺ--N40⁰42ʹ00ʺ)
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https://digitalcollectionsfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/2023-09/n_136881-136881-origin…

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