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1. www.nypl.org › guides › historical-nyc-maps-atlasesHistorical NYC Maps & Atlases | The New York Public Library

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   Click on the date links to see NYC land atlases and maps: NYC Land Atlases (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island) NYC & vicinity 1776 / 1777 / 1781 / 1828 / 1835 / 1839 / 1842 1849 / 1849ii / 1873 / 1880 / 1909 / 1911 / 1922 New York Harbor 1733 / 1733ii / 1737 / 1749 or 1767 / 1750?

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2. digitalcollections.nypl.org › collections › atlasesAtlases of New York City - NYPL Digital Collections

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   This group of maps includes the extent of NYPL's holding of real estate maps by William Perris (d.1862), the English-trained civil engineer and surveyor who originated the format. The Perris maps depict Manhattan and Brooklyn in the 1850s-1860s, when the two boroughs were still separate cities; their sequencing replicates their original published v...

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   The New York City conflagration of 1835, which destroyed 20 million dollars worth of property and bankrupted many small insurance companies, brought about substantial changes in the way insured property was identified and described; the Perris maps were one of the results. Beginning with Perris's earliest productions, the format of the maps has sta...

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   Hoehn, R. Philip, W. S. Peterson-Hunt and E. L. Woodruff. Union List of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Held by Institutions in the United States and Canada. (c1976-1977) V. 1. Alabama to Missouri --V. 2. Montana to Wyoming; Canada and Mexico. Occasional paper; \no.2-3; Occasional paper (Western Association of Map Libraries); no. 2. Oswald, Diane L. Fi...

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3. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Category:1880s_mapsCategory:1880s maps of New York City - Wikimedia Commons

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   Sep 28, 2018 · 1880s maps of New York City. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. 19th-century maps of New York City: ← 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s →.

4. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Category:1880_maps_ofCategory : 1880 maps of New York City - Wikimedia

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   Feb 10, 2019 · Media in category "1880 maps of New York City". The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. A dictionary, practical, theoretical and historical of commerce and commercial navigation (1880) (14595040770).jpg 2,260 × 3,904; 1.05 MB.

5. digitalcollections.nypl.org › items › 7b234020-c5aaMap of New York City - NYPL Digital Collections

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   Map of New York City: showing portions of Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Westchester Co., South section

6. www.nypl.org › digital-gallery-historic-map-guideDigital Gallery Historic Map Guide - The New York Public Library

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   Digital Gallery Historic Map Guide. You can view some of our maps and atlases by clicking the links below: New York City Antiquarian Maps and Atlases. Links to NYC fire insurance atlases and maps. NYC Land Atlases (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island) NYC & vicinity - 1776 / 1777 / 1781 / 1828 / 1835 / 1839 / 1842.

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   Which New York City maps were digitized?

   • Other maps in this digital presentation include aerial maps of New York City from 1924, topographical surveys of Central Park, and atlases covering the Bronx, Long Island, Queens, and Staten Island. Digitization of the "fire insurance" group of maps was made possible by a grant from METRO (Metropolitan New York Library Council).

   Atlases of New York City - NYPL Digital Collections

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   Who uses historical maps of New York City?

   • Local historians, architects, archaeologists and urban planners are all avid users of historical maps of New York City at the block and lot level. They use the maps to research the history of particular buildings and neighborhoods, for purposes of social history and design as well as for ecological and engineering reasons.

   Atlases of New York City - NYPL Digital Collections

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   Who created a real estate map?

   • Cartographers and publishers include Perris, Hyde, Hopkins, Bromley, and Sanborn. William Perris (d.1862), an English-trained civil engineer and surveyor, originated the real estate map format. The Perris maps depict Manhattan and Brooklyn in the 1850s-1860s, when the two boroughs were still separate cities.

   Atlases of New York City - NYPL Digital Collections

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8. digitalcollections.nypl.org › collections › maps-ofMaps of New York City and State - NYPL Digital Collections

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   NYPL's collection of New York State maps, dating from the colonial era to the present day. The collection focuses heavily on New York City and vicinity, but includes counties, cities, and towns throughout the state.