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Title: Map of the city & county of New York

Contributors:

Dates

  • Issued: 1888
  • Coverage: 1888
  • Coverage: 1888 to 1888

Publishers

  • G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (New York), 1885

Summary

Covers all of Manhattan, Blackwells, Wards, and Randalls islands, the western Bronx, and neighboring parts of New Jersey, Brooklyn, and Queens. Shows wards, parks, ferry lines, railroads, and selected buildings. Shows landowners east of the Bronx River. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1885 ..." Oriented with north toward the upper right.

53 x 146 centimeters

Scale [1:17,750]

City Maps

Subjects

  • New York (n.y.) Maps
  • Manhattan (New York, n.y.) Maps
  • Bronx (New York, n.y.) Maps
  • Maps
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • New York--New York

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-74.01,-73.83,40.88,40.66)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Map of the city & county of New York. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (New York), 1885. https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll205:380

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng