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Source Description
Facsimile of manuscript facsimile of a manuscript pictorial map covering lower Manhattan. Shows structures and fortifications. Ships and houses shown pictorially.
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Document identity
localId
4m90f293z
label
A description of the towne of Mannados or New Amsterdam
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90f293z
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A description of the towne of Mannados or New Amsterdam
description
Facsimile of manuscript facsimile of a manuscript pictorial map covering lower Manhattan. Shows structures and fortifications. Ships and houses shown pictorially.
date
["1859"]
year
1859
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010761
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Fortification--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
subjectsGeographic
Manhattan
New York
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
New York
city
New York
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
N[ew] Y[ork]
publisher
Geo. Hayward
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
citySection
Manhattan
schema:latitude
40.7833
schema:longitude
-73.9667
extent
1 map : facsim., col., ; 52 x 66 cm.
notes
Facsimile of manuscript facsimile of a manuscript pictorial map covering lower Manhattan. Shows structures and fortifications. Ships and houses shown pictorially.
Oriented with north to the lower left.
Includes decorative border and cartouche, notes, and ill.
"Reproduced in fac-simile by Henry Dunreath Tyler, 46 Wall St., N.Y."--Lower left.
"E.C. Bridgman, Maps, N.Y."--Lower right.
"Lith. for D.T. Valentine's Manual for 1859, by Geo. Hayward."--Lower left.
Includes notes by Geo. H. Moore and Richard Sims.
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no
dcId
4m90f293z
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
5057d3f3d504a9a5