AGSL GeoDiscovery

Topographical atlas of the City of New York including the annexed territory, showing original water courses and made land

Description:

Ground characteristics map. Covers Manhattan and the Bronx, Roosevelt Island, Ward's Island and Randall's Island in New York city. Shows streams, ponds and wetlands, reservoirs and landfill. Also shows location of piers, streets and railroad lines. Also shows buildings. Shows relief throughout by hachures and gradient tints. Also shows relief on ancillary map profiles. Supplementary statements of responsibility at lower left and right of map. Publisher inferred by cataloger from statement of responsibility. Printer's ink on paper. Includes color key. Sheets numbered at upper right. Includes three ancillary maps: "Section across Central Park, Section from 50th Street to Brooklyn Heights, Section from Hoboken to Brooklyn."

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9962373813506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/gh93h193f

Language:

en and English

Creator:

Viele, Egbert L. (Egbert Ludovicus), 1825-1902

Publisher:

[New York] : Julius Bien, photo lith., 1874. and [New York : Julius Bien lith.], 1874.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

City blocks—New York (State)—New York—Maps—19th century, Rivers—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Ponds—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Wetlands—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Fills (Earthwork)—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Railroads—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Piers—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Reservoirs—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Buildings—New York (State)—New York—Maps, New York (N.Y.)—Maps, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—Maps, Bronx (New York, N.Y.)—Maps, Randalls Island (N.Y.)—Maps, Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.)—Maps, topographic maps, Topographic maps, and Ward's Island (N.Y.)—Maps

Theme:

City blocks—New York (State)—New York—Maps—19th century, Rivers—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Ponds—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Wetlands—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Fills (Earthwork)—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Railroads—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Piers—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Reservoirs—New York (State)—New York—Maps, Buildings—New York (State)—New York—Maps, New York (N.Y.)—Maps, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—Maps, Bronx (New York, N.Y.)—Maps, Randalls Island (N.Y.)—Maps, Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.)—Maps, topographic maps, Topographic maps, and Ward's Island (N.Y.)—Maps

Spatial Coverage:

New York

Access Rights:

Public