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Map of the city of New York made under the direction of the Department of Docks. 1872 : showing existing and proposed piers and bulkheads / Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, Engineer in Chief.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Map of the city of New York made under the direction of the Department of Docks. 1872

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Title
Map of the city of New York made under the direction of the Department of Docks. 1872 : showing existing and proposed piers and bulkheads / Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, Engineer in Chief.
Names
Laing, Joseph, b. 1827 or 1828 (Engraver)
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 (Engineer)
New York (N.Y.). Department of Docks (1870-1897) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1872
Place: New York (107 Fulton St.)
Publisher: Engraved and printed by Joseph Laing
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-649
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
City planning -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Docks -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Piers -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Waterfronts -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Scale 1:9,600. 800 feet to 1 inch. (W 74°01ʹ14ʺ--W 73°57ʹ42ʺ/N 40°46ʹ26ʺ--N 40°41ʹ57ʺ)
Content: Oriented with north to the right of sheet.
Content: Covers area from the Battery to 61st Street.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : col. ; 82 x 52 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433087663625
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20516346
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 909112b0-f092-0130-40ea-58d385a7b928
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.

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  • 1872: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of New York made under the direction of the Department of Docks. 1872 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4e6bf8a0-f3a2-0130-9f17-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of New York made under the direction of the Department of Docks. 1872 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4e6bf8a0-f3a2-0130-9f17-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1872). Map of the city of New York made under the direction of the Department of Docks. 1872 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4e6bf8a0-f3a2-0130-9f17-58d385a7b928

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Map of the city of New York made under the direction of the Department of Docks. 1872