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Pub Year Map Maker Pub Place Map Title Map Price (USD) Picture
1852Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co.PhiladelphiaCity of New York$200 Picture

A lithograph with hand colored wash by borough

Size: 17 inches X 13-1/2 inches

Map Type: City

This is a good copy with strong color. Water stain in left margin affecting image. Some offsetting

This interesting map of the upper end of Manhattan Island identifies numerous landmarks including hotels, churches, banks, as well as other public buildings, squares and market places. Many dock locations and slips are also identified.

References: A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, #807, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington; American Maps and Mapmakers, page 313, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985; Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 1 Page 209 Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999

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