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Plan of the city of New York in North America : surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767

Title
  1. Plan of the city of New York in North America : surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767 / B. Ratzer, lieutt. in His Majestys 60th or Royal American Regt. ; Thos. Kitchin, sculpt., engraver to His Late Royal Highness, the Duke of York, &c.
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  1. London : Publish[e]d ... by Jefferys & Faden, corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, Jany. 12, 1776.
Author
  1. Ratzer, Bernard

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Additional authors
  1. Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784.
  2. Faden, William, 1750?-1836.
  3. Jefferys and Faden, London
Description
  1. 1 map on 2 sheets; 101 x 87 cm., sheets 63 x 93 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 839a.
  2. National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Subject
  1. New York (N.Y.) > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
  2. New York (N.Y.) > Maps > Early works to 1800
  3. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Maps > Early works to 1800
Call number
  1. Map Div. 01-308
Note
  1. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  2. Covers Manhattan to Midtown area and parts of Brooklyn.
  3. Shows ward names and boundaries.
  4. Author statements follow dedication.
  5. Appears in Faden's North American atlas.
  6. Includes dedication to "His Excellency Sir Henry Moore, Bart., captain general and governour in chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of New York and the territories depending thereon ...," index to places of interest, and "A south west view of the city of New York, taken from the Governours Island at *."
Indexed in (note)
  1. Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps
Author
  1. Ratzer, Bernard.
Title
  1. Plan of the city of New York in North America : surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767 / B. Ratzer, lieutt. in His Majestys 60th or Royal American Regt. ; Thos. Kitchin, sculpt., engraver to His Late Royal Highness, the Duke of York, &c.
Imprint
  1. London : Publish[e]d ... by Jefferys & Faden, corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, Jany. 12, 1776.
Cartographic data
  1. Scale [ca. 1:9,750].
Indexed in:
  1. Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps, 332
Local note
  1. Copy in Map Div. 97-6242: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
  2. Copy in Map Div. 97-6242: on 1 sheet, but imperfect, mutilated. Parts of NE and NW lacking.
  3. Copy in Map Div. 01-314: lacks inset view.
  4. Copy in Map Div. 01-314: 105 x 91 cm., on 2 sheets, 41 x 91 cm. and 61 x 91 cm.
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Added author
  1. Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784.
  2. Faden, William, 1750?-1836.
  3. Faden, William, 1750?-1836. North American atlas.
  4. Jefferys and Faden, London.
Research call number
  1. Map Div. 01-308 [Filed with NYC 1767]
  2. Map Div. 01-314 [Filed with NYC 1767]
  3. Map Div. 97-6242 [LHS 839a; oversize]
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