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Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I. : belonging to Wm. J. Cogswell, esq., to be sold at auction by Oakley & Wright, auctrs., on Monday, September 12th, 1853, at 12 o'clock at the Merchants' Exchange, N.Y.
- Title
- Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I. : belonging to Wm. J. Cogswell, esq., to be sold at auction by Oakley & Wright, auctrs., on Monday, September 12th, 1853, at 12 o'clock at the Merchants' Exchange, N.Y. / Jamaica, April 1853, surveyed & drawn by Martin G. Johnson.
- Author
- Johnson, Martin G.
- Publication
- [Brooklyn, N.Y.?] : [Oakley & Wright?], [1853]
- 140 Pearl St., N.Y. : Miller's Lith.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Oversize | Map Div. 14-1396 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Reference Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map; 104 x 77 cm
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018).
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Cadastral maps.
- Note
- Shows multi-lot sections with identifying numbers and dimensions, footprints of buildings mentioned in title, and names of landowners of adjacent properties.
- "For maps & particulars, apply to Oakley, Wright & Wood, 80 Wall St., N.Y.; Wm. J. Cogswell, esq., 341 Fulton St., Brooklyn; Oakley & Wright, 343 Fulton St., Brooklyn; or at Remsen's Hotel, Jamaica."
- In center top of map: John K. Oakley, auctioneer.
- In center bottom margin: 2279.
- Call Number
- Map Div. 14-1396
- OCLC
- 880454810
- Author
- Johnson, Martin G., cartographer, surveyor.
- Title
- Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I. : belonging to Wm. J. Cogswell, esq., to be sold at auction by Oakley & Wright, auctrs., on Monday, September 12th, 1853, at 12 o'clock at the Merchants' Exchange, N.Y. / Jamaica, April 1853, surveyed & drawn by Martin G. Johnson.
- Publisher
- [Brooklyn, N.Y.?] : [Oakley & Wright?], [1853]
- Manufacturer
- 140 Pearl St., N.Y. : Miller's Lith.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale approximately 1:800 (W 73°48ʹ29ʺ--W 73°48ʹ06ʺ/N 40°42ʹ06ʺ--N 40°41ʹ43ʺ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Local Note
- NYPL copy includes note, handwritten on verso in pencil: Talford Lawn, Jamaica.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Oakley & Wright, issuing body.Miller & Co., lithographer.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 14-1396 [Oversize - Filed with Queens Oversize]