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This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor.

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Central Park : memorial of the Common Council of the City of New York to the Legislature, approved June 11th, 1853, Jacob A. Westervelt, mayor : Act of the Legislature, passed July 21st, 1853, approved, Horatio Seymour, governor : resolution of the Common Council, directing application to be made to the Supreme Court for the appointment of commissioners, passed August 12th, 1853 : order of the Supreme Court, appointing commissioners, November 17th, 1853...

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This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor.

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This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor.
Names
New York (N.Y.). Common Council (Publisher)
Hayward, George, b. ca. 1800 (Lithographer)
Valentine, D. T. (David Thomas), 1801-1869 (Author)
Bridges, William, d. 1814 (Surveyor)
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Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Central Park : memorial of the Common Council of the City of New York to the Legislature, approved June 11th, 1853, Jacob A. Westervelt, mayor : Act of the Legislature, passed July 21st, 1853, approved, Horatio Seymour, governor : resolution of the Common Council, directing application to be made to the Supreme Court for the appointment of commissioners, passed August 12th, 1853 : order of the Supreme Court, appointing commissioners, November 17th, 1853...

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Place: New York
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div.++ (New York City. 1853) (New York (City). Common Council. Central Park: memorial of the Common Council of the city of New York to the Legislature)
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
City planning
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Reduced to 1/2 Scale and Lith. by G. Hayward, 120 Water St. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1853."
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14033596
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b52c3410-0f64-0132-a724-58d385a7b928
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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  • 1853: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5eec090-0f64-0132-6c9c-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5eec090-0f64-0132-6c9c-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5eec090-0f64-0132-6c9c-58d385a7b928

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5eec090-0f64-0132-6c9c-58d385a7b928 | title= (cartographic) This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor., (1853) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 15, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty Thereof by their most Obedient Servant Wm. Bridges, City Surveyor.