Manuscript rough copy by Samuel Holland, approximately 1757, made from an original by Cadwallader Colden (1688-1776) following his initial survey in 1726. Documents the extensive New York land grants made by the Crown from 1684 and 1716. Is also an early depiction of the topographical layout of the area. The most southerly point depicted is at the 39th parallel and the most northerly the 43rd. The map encompasses territory from lower New Jersey to old Fort Burnett on the Hudson, north of Sarasota Lake. Two sheets stitched together.
New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Land grants--New York (State)--Maps New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Maps Early maps. (lcgft) Manuscripts (aat)
Source
Kashnor Collection of Early American Maps, 1670-1856 Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from Museum Book Store, Catalog No. 93, No. 477, 1924. CSmH
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