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General map of the city of New York, consisting of boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond: consolidated into one municipality by act of the legislature of the state of New York (Chapter 378 of the laws of 1897) : showing in addition to the existing topographical and characteristic features of the city, a tentative and preliminary plan for a system of streets in those parts of the city consolidated under the above act of the legislature and which had no official street plan prior to 1898

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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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General map of the city of New York, consisting of boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond: consolidated into one municipality by act of the legislature of the state of New York (Chapter 378 of the laws of 1897) : showing in addition to the existing topographical and characteristic features of the city, a tentative and preliminary plan for a system of streets in those parts of the city consolidated under the above act of the legislature and which had no official street plan prior to 1898
Names
Risse, Louis A. (Cartographer)
New York (N.Y.). Topographical Bureau (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900
Place: New York
Publisher: Board of Public Improvements, Topographical Bureau
Place: N.Y.
Publisher: Robert A. Welcke, photo-lith.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. (New York City. 1900) (New York (City). Engineering Bureau. General map of the City of New York)
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
Streets -- New York (State) -- New York -- Planning
Genres
Maps
Topographic maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: designed and prepared by Louis A. Risse
Content: Relief shown by contours. Depth shown by bathymetric contours.
Date: "January 1st, 1900."
Content: Includes views of city landmarks within decorative border as well as borough statistics of area and population.
Biographical/historical: Note mounted on map: The original of this map was exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1900 and was awarded the grand prize by the International Jury of Class 29-Group VI (models, plans and public works).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : col. ; 263 x 225 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433087658427
Barcode: 33433068102957
Barcode: 33433068102965
Barcode: 33433068102973
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13985724
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0480e120-f39c-0130-096f-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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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "General map of the city of New York, consisting of boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bfc367a0-f3b0-0130-7b59-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "General map of the city of New York, consisting of boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bfc367a0-f3b0-0130-7b59-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). General map of the city of New York, consisting of boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bfc367a0-f3b0-0130-7b59-58d385a7b928

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General map of the city of New York, consisting of boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond