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Map Showing the Original Topography of the Site of the Central Park with a Diagram of the Roads and Walks now under construction. January 1859

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Title
Map Showing the Original Topography of the Site of the Central Park with a Diagram of the Roads and Walks now under construction. January 1859
Names
New York (N.Y.). Common Council (Publisher)
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 (Architect)
Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895 (Architect)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Central Park : memorial of the Common Council of the City of New York to the Legislature, approved June 11th, 1853, Jacob A. Westervelt, mayor : Act of the Legislature, passed July 21st, 1853, approved, Horatio Seymour, governor : resolution of the Common Council, directing application to be made to the Supreme Court for the appointment of commissioners, passed August 12th, 1853 : order of the Supreme Court, appointing commissioners, November 17th, 1853...

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1859
Place: New York
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div.++ (New York City. 1853) (New York (City). Common Council. Central Park: memorial of the Common Council of the city of New York to the Legislature)
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
City planning
Genres
Maps
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14033596
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 929cd8b0-0f7a-0132-3847-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
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  • 1859: 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 Showing the Original Topography of the Site of the Central Park with a Diagram of the Roads and Walks now under construction. January 1859" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/933b3030-0f7a-0132-d21e-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map Showing the Original Topography of the Site of the Central Park with a Diagram of the Roads and Walks now under construction. January 1859" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/933b3030-0f7a-0132-d21e-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1859). Map Showing the Original Topography of the Site of the Central Park with a Diagram of the Roads and Walks now under construction. January 1859 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/933b3030-0f7a-0132-d21e-58d385a7b928

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Map Showing the Original Topography of the Site of the Central Park with a Diagram of the Roads and Walks now under construction. January 1859