Map of Essex County, New Jersey : 1874 /

General-content county wall map showing extant/planned street systems in urban areas, principal buildings in urban areas, and all buildings (including householders' names) in rural areas.
Coverage includes cities of Orange and Newark (wards shown).
Relief shown by hachures.
Hand colored to emphasize municipal boundaries (cities/boroughs/townships).
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1874 by Matthew Hughes in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington D.C."
LC copy imperfect: Laminated, mounted on cloth backing, darkened along sheet edges, rubber-stamped at head of title.
LC Land ownership maps, 448
Includes note, inset, business directories for each municipality, and advertisements.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
2 copies