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Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887

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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 route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887

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Title
Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887
Additional title: Aqueduct Commission map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers
Names
New York (N.Y.). Aqueduct Commission (Publisher)
Church, B. S. (Benjamin Silliman), 1836- (Engineer)
Cook, Frederick S (Draftsman)
Welcke, Robert A (Lithographer)
Aguirre, A. A. (Delineator)
Ghetti, L. G. (Delineator)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

Parts

Croton Water System

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1887
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: Aqueduct Commission
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5907
Topics
Watersheds -- New York (State)
Water supply -- New York (State) -- New York
Reservoirs -- New York (State)
Dams -- New York (State) -- Westchester County
Aqueducts -- New York (State) -- Westchester County
Aqueducts
Reservoirs
Water supply
Watersheds
Croton Aqueduct (N.Y.)
Croton River Watershed (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Westchester County (N.Y.)
Putnam County (N.Y.)
Dutchess County (N.Y.)
New York (State)
New York (State) -- Croton Aqueduct
New York (State) -- Croton River Watershed
New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Statement of responsibility: At head of title: The Aqueduct Commission.
Content: Covers an area east of the Hudson River, between lower Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) and southern Dutchess County, New York. Shows lakes and streams, aqueducts and reservoirs. Also shows drainage, roads, railroads, etc.
Content: Inset: profile of new aqueduct -- [Profile of] Quaker Bridge Reservoir.
Statement of responsibility: "B.S. Church, chief engineer December 31st, 1886; Draughting Bureau F.S. Cook asst. engineer in charge; A.A. Aguirre and L.G. Ghetti, Del."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 32 x 92 cm, on sheet 36 x 96 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 61280332
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645734
Other local Identifier: US155.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7d758ce0-54bd-0133-3346-00505686a51c
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

  • 1887: 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 the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c80aa3d0-6ea3-0133-01c1-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c80aa3d0-6ea3-0133-01c1-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1887). Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c80aa3d0-6ea3-0133-01c1-00505686d14e

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c80aa3d0-6ea3-0133-01c1-00505686d14e | title= (cartographic) Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887, (1887) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887