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Plan of the city of New York in North America : surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767

Title
Plan of the city of New York in North America : surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767 / B. Ratzer, lieutt. in His Majestys 60th or Royal American Regt. ; Thos. Kitchin, sculpt., engraver to His Late Royal Highness, the Duke of York, &c.
Author
Ratzer, Bernard.
Publication
London : Publish[e]d ... by Jefferys & Faden, corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, Jany. 12, 1776.

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south sheetCartographicSupervised use Map Div. 01-308 south sheetSchwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117
north sheetCartographicSupervised use Map Div. 01-314 north sheetSchwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117
south sheetCartographicSupervised use Map Div. 01-314 south sheetSchwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117
CartographicOversize Map Div. 97-6242Schwarzman Building - Map Division Reference Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784.
  • Faden, William, 1750?-1836.
  • Jefferys and Faden, London.
Description
1 map on 2 sheets; 101 x 87 cm., sheets 63 x 93 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 839a.
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Subjects
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • Covers Manhattan to Midtown area and parts of Brooklyn.
  • Shows ward names and boundaries.
  • Author statements follow dedication.
  • Appears in Faden's North American atlas.
  • Includes dedication to "His Excellency Sir Henry Moore, Bart., captain general and governour in chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of New York and the territories depending thereon ...," index to places of interest, and "A south west view of the city of New York, taken from the Governours Island at *."
Indexed In (note)
  • Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps
Call Number
Map Div. 01-308
OCLC
43490765
Author
Ratzer, Bernard.
Title
Plan of the city of New York in North America : surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767 / B. Ratzer, lieutt. in His Majestys 60th or Royal American Regt. ; Thos. Kitchin, sculpt., engraver to His Late Royal Highness, the Duke of York, &c.
Imprint
London : Publish[e]d ... by Jefferys & Faden, corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, Jany. 12, 1776.
Cartographic Data
Scale [ca. 1:9,750].
Indexed In:
Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps, 332
Local Note
Copy in Map Div. 97-6242: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
Copy in Map Div. 97-6242: on 1 sheet, but imperfect, mutilated. Parts of NE and NW lacking.
Copy in Map Div. 01-314: lacks inset view.
Copy in Map Div. 01-314: 105 x 91 cm., on 2 sheets, 41 x 91 cm. and 61 x 91 cm.
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Added Author
Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784.
Faden, William, 1750?-1836.
Faden, William, 1750?-1836. North American atlas.
Jefferys and Faden, London.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 01-308 [Filed with NYC 1767]
Map Div. 01-314 [Filed with NYC 1767]
Map Div. 97-6242 [LHS 839a; oversize]
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