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Map of central portion of the town of Yonkers: showing all buildings and other improvements as they stood in the summer of 1847, according to surveys as made by Thomas C. Cornell, C.E. at that time

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Map of central portion of the town of Yonkers: showing all buildings and other improvements as they stood in the summer of 1847, according to surveys as made by Thomas C. Cornell, C.E. at that time
Additional title: Yonkers herald (Yonkers, N.Y. : 1889)
Names
Balch, S. W. (Draftsman)
Cornell, Thomas C. (Surveyor)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Place: Yonkers, N.Y.
Publisher: The Yonkers Daily Herald
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-6195
Topics
Landowners -- New York (State) -- Yonkers
Yonkers (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Yonkers
Genres
Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: this map has been drawn by Mr. S.W. Balch, expressly for the Yonkers Daily Herald.
Content: Shows buildings and streets in Yonkers as they existed in 1847, with dotted lines showing streets in 1892.
Content: Also shows landowners.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Content: Includes newspaper article text by David Cole. in lower margin.
Content: "Presented to its subscribers by The Yonkers Daily Herald, New Years 1892."
Citation/reference: Off print of newspaper article from: Yonkers Daily Herald, Saturday, Jan. 2, 1892.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 31 x 43 cm, on sheet 60 x 43 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 55471299
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646022
Other local Identifier: US182.1.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2f164cf0-34d1-0134-8714-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of central portion of the town of Yonkers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a1b0f30-34d1-0134-1772-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of central portion of the town of Yonkers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a1b0f30-34d1-0134-1772-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). Map of central portion of the town of Yonkers Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a1b0f30-34d1-0134-1772-00505686a51c

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Map of central portion of the town of Yonkers