Map of the city of New York, showing the original high water line and the location of the different farms and estates. (Historical Map)

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Title:

Map of the city of New York, showing the original high water line and the location of the different farms and estates.

Subject:

New York City

Description:

This map is a survey of the city of New York showing the location of farms, estates, street names and the high water lines. This survey is interesting as it shows the survey lines of the Manhattan grid dashed beneath the boundary lines of original estates and farms as well as the high water line that demarcated the boundaries of the landscape.

Publisher:

Common Council

Date:

1852

Type:

Historical Map

Coverage:

City Map

Historical Map Item Type Metadata

Cartographer:

George Hayward, D.T. Valentine

Type:

individual map

Call Number:

G3804.N4:2M3 1852 .M3

URL or Unique Identifier:

http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/6938092?buttons=y

Digital Repository:

hollis.harvard.edu

Date Published:

1852

Citation

“Map of the city of New York, showing the original high water line and the location of the different farms and estates.,” HIST 1952, accessed April 25, 2024, https://hist1952.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/198.