Image of a New York State cadastral map published in 1855. The colorful map denotes towns and cities in pink, blue, green, and yellow, with counties outlined in red. The print includes three inset views. One is located beneath the decorative title and is labeled, “View of Niagara Falls from the Canada Side.” There are also two views of New York City, one is located near the lower center of the map and is titled, “Birds-Eye View of New York,” and the third view is towards the bottom center of the page and is titled, “New York from Union Square.” Other insets include the State Seal of New York, and four portraits of Robert Fulton, Philip Schuyler, Peter Stuyvesant and De Witt Clinton. In the lower left and right corners are large inset maps of Buffalo and New York City. Text on the print includes statistical and historical information on rights of married women, the New York population, production of agriculture, religious denominations, government information, and more. The print is framed with a floral decorative border. "Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning, 156 William Street, New York."--text, left bottom corner "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning, in the Southern District Court of the United States for New York." --text, right bottom corner "Best ed." --text, right bottom corner of New York from Union Square view
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : hand colored ; overall 91.12 x 70.96 cm (35 7/8 x 27 15/16 in.)
Pictorial maps New York (N.Y.)--Maps New York (State)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps New York (State)--Maps Maps. (gmgpc) Intaglio prints--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Place
New York (N.Y.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Travel & Exploration Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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