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Source Description
Facsimile of a manuscript pictorial map covering lower Manhattan. Shows structures and fortifications. Ships and houses shown pictorially.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4m90f295h
label
A description of the towne of Mannados or New Amsterdam
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90f295h
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A description of the towne of Mannados or New Amsterdam
description
Facsimile of a manuscript pictorial map covering lower Manhattan. Shows structures and fortifications. Ships and houses shown pictorially.
date
["[1904–1910]"]
year
1904
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010760
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
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
Cleveland, Ohio
publisher
Burrows Brothers Company
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
citySection
Manhattan
schema:latitude
40.7833
schema:longitude
-73.9667
extent
1 map : col., ; 16 x 20 cm.
notes
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.
"Reproduced from the original in the British Museum."
"Specimen illustration from 'A history of the United States and its people.' by Elroy McKendree Avery."
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no
dcId
4m90f295h
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ab92ba94c521ea34