Part of PICRYL.com. Not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress
Miller's new map of the city of New-York

Miller's new map of the city of New-York

description

Summary

Covers New York City (Manhattan) south of 132nd Street.
Shows 1-mile radial distances from City Hall.
Also covers part of Brooklyn (N.Y.), Jersey City (N.J.), and Hoboken (N.J.).
Title from cover.
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Hand colored to distinguish city wards (numbered) and adjacent municipalities.
"Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by Humphrey Phelps, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York."
Signed in ink script at top of advertisement in cover: Millard Fillmore, Oct. 23, 1962,
LC copy imperfect: Laminated, mounted on cloth backing.
Includes text, New York City street index, Brooklyn street index, "Eastern District (Williamsburg)" street index, and illustrations of boats/ships in Hudson River.
Publisher's advertisement for related textual publication on inside of cover.
Adhesive paper label with inked inscription affixed to title panel of cover: No. 110. B.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

date_range

Date

01/01/1862
place

Location

brooklyn
create

Source

Library of Congress
copyright

Copyright info

Public Domain

Explore more

maps
maps