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Map of the Boulevard : and plan of grand entrance to Central Park, with grades along the line of 8th Avenue, from 59th to 110th Street / compiled and drawn by J. Crofton

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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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Title
Map of the Boulevard : and plan of grand entrance to Central Park, with grades along the line of 8th Avenue, from 59th to 110th Street / compiled and drawn by J. Crofton
Names
Crofton, John (Cartographer)
Willard Felt & Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1867
Place: New York
Publisher: Willard Felt & Co., Stationers, 17 and 19 Library Street
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 14-1494
Topics
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Streets -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Scale not given (W 73°59ʹ46ʺ--W 73°56ʹ13ʺ/N 40°49ʹ46ʺ--N 40°46ʹ11ʺ)
Content: Oriented with north to the right of sheet.
Content: Shows Manhattan 8th to 11th Avenues, from 58th to 155th Streets; inset: Plan of entrance to Central Park with a portion of the Bouleavrd, showing proposed mode of arranging same.
Content: On label attached at the side of map recto: Map of the Boulevard, from 59th to 155th Streets, as established by act of the legislature, and line of the 8th Avenue, showing grades along the Central Park.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : colored ; 215 x 30 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433087459172
Barcode: 33433098145042
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20319521
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8fef5cf0-f092-0130-0cd9-58d385a7b928
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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  • 1867: 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 Boulevard : and plan of grand entrance to Central Park, with grades along the line of 8th Avenue, from 59th to 110th Street / compiled and drawn by J. Crofton" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebd27640-f14f-0130-f07f-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the Boulevard : and plan of grand entrance to Central Park, with grades along the line of 8th Avenue, from 59th to 110th Street / compiled and drawn by J. Crofton" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebd27640-f14f-0130-f07f-58d385a7bbd0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1867). Map of the Boulevard : and plan of grand entrance to Central Park, with grades along the line of 8th Avenue, from 59th to 110th Street / compiled and drawn by J. Crofton Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ebd27640-f14f-0130-f07f-58d385a7bbd0

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Map of the Boulevard : and plan of grand entrance to Central Park, with grades along the line of 8th Avenue, from 59th to 110th Street / compiled and drawn by J. Crofton