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Map of the town of Morrisania

Title
Map of the town of Morrisania / surveyed & drawn by L.D.V. Mason, chief engineer ; G.S. Greene Jr., principal ass't ; Louis A. Risse del.
Author
Mason, L. D. V.
Publication
[Morrisania, N.Y.?] : Town of Morrisania, Commissioners, [1871]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-6113Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Risse, Louis A.
  • Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899.
  • Morrisania (N.Y. : Town). Commissioners, issuing body.
Description
1 map; 103 x 70 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US176.4.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Survey map showing block dimensions, street dimensions, street grades, and angle of street intersections.
  • Relief shown by spot heights.
  • Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • "Made by and under the direction of the undersigned Commissioners ... passed May 19, 1868. Geo. S. Greene, consulting engineer."
  • Includes text, statement of approval by the town commissioners "Dated January 6th A.D. 1871", and list of the commissioners' names.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by L.D.V. Mason ..."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-6113
LCCN
2004627088
OCLC
56825974
Author
Mason, L. D. V., creator, surveyor.
Title
Map of the town of Morrisania / surveyed & drawn by L.D.V. Mason, chief engineer ; G.S. Greene Jr., principal ass't ; Louis A. Risse del.
Publisher
[Morrisania, N.Y.?] : Town of Morrisania, Commissioners, [1871]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:4,800. 400 feet to one inch (W 73°56ʹ--W 73°53ʹ/N 40°50ʹ--N 40°47ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 642, column 2, row 1
Source
US176.4.01
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) Morrisania.
Added Author
Risse, Louis A., draftsman.
Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899.
Morrisania (N.Y. : Town). Commissioners, issuing body.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-6113
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