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Pictorial New York

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Description: Image of a New York State cadastral map published in 1855. The colorful map denotes towns and cities in pink, blue, green, and yellow, with counties outlined in red. The print includes three inset views. One is located beneath the decorative title and is labeled, “View of Niagara Falls from the Canada Side.” There are also two views of New York City, one is located near the lower center of the map and is titled, “Birds-Eye View of New York,” and the third view is towards the bottom center of the page and is titled, “New York from Union Square.” Other insets include the State Seal of New York, and four portraits of Robert Fulton, Philip Schuyler, Peter Stuyvesant and De Witt Clinton. In the lower left and right corners are large inset maps of Buffalo and New York City. Text on the print includes statistical and historical information on rights of married women, the New York population, production of agriculture, religious denominations, government information, and more. The print is framed with a floral decorative border.
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Map of Bethlehem and the new town of Wetherill, Northampton county, Pa

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Image of a cadastral map of part of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The map shows land divided into lots, along with names of owners and streets. Bordering the left of the map the Mill Dam shown branching into the Lehigh River. Below the decorative title are two engraved inset views, one is a “View of the upper Island,” and the other of “First house built 1741.” Toward the top right corner of the print are two more views, one titled, “Old Church and School -- Sister’s House,” and below that is a view titled, “Female Seminary.” The view on the bottom right corner is titled, “Penna. and Lehigh Zinc Works.” Relief is shown by hachures and images of trees symbolizing forests.

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New York Central Railroad

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Map shows New York Railroad Company lines, leased lines, and nine (9) allied lines. Four inset maps show: New York City and Vicinity; Chicago and Vicinity; Boston and Vicinity; Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Vicinity. Map shows current lines and lines under construction. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Fresno County California, Perrin colonies

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Image of a promotional map advertising colonies in Fresno, California by real estate broker Dr. E.B. [Edward, Burt] Perrin. The map is printed on both sides and opens up to two pages of text, with four printed pages total. The front page is titled “Fresno County California, Perrin Colonies,” in a red decorative ribbon. Above the ribbon are two vignettes of views in Fresno. The view on the left is titled, “Orange Grove Farm. 7 miles NE of Sanger, on the Kings River. Property of Joseph Burns.” The vignette on the top right is titled, “Caledonia Vineyard, Fresno. Alex Gordon.” To the right of the title is an image of green grapes with text that reads, “A Bunch of Fresno Co. Grapes.” Below the title are inset cadastral maps of Perrin Colonies 2, 4, and 5. Also shown is an inset map showing 10 acres of raisin vineyards. Near the maps is text that reads, “Compliments of Vincent, Chittenden, Cole, Sharp & Gordon, 113 1 Street, Fresno, Cal.” The bottom of the print includes four more vignettes decorated around ribbons and grapevines. The vignette on the left corner is an inset map of California with a finger shown pointing at Fresno, which is colored in blue. Other vignettes include an image of hanging grapes titled, “Grapes Raised by B.F. Moore,” orange groves titled, “Fulton c. Berry’s Orange Trees. Fresno, Co.,” and a view of Fresno City. Opposite the cover of the flyer (the back page of the foldable flyer) is a cadastral map of Fresno. In red coloring, the map indicates properties owned by Dr. Perrin and others, and shows properties marked Perrin Colony 1-5. Also in red is a region titled Rancho Laguna de Tache. Relief on the map is shown with hachures. The verso (interior pages of foldable flyer) includes printed text in eight columns headlined, “What the Fresno County Board of Trade Say,” and was published by the Consent of Fresno County Board of Trade, Fresno, California. S.H. Cole is listed as secretary, and Thomas E. Hughes is listed as President. The text promotes properties in Fresno and provides facts about farming, agricultural products, climate, health, vineyards, government, grapes, and raisin industries within the city.

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New Map of New England. New York. New Jarsey. Pensilvania. Maryland. and Virginia

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the coast from Boston Harbor to the Chesapeake. The inset map locates New York, Bergen, West Chester and Flushing, Brookland, Newtown, Flatbush, Bedford, Utrecht and Gravesend on Long Island; in New Jersey it locates Newark, Woodbridge and Elizabeth Towne. Perth Citty, Dockura and Middletown." Kashnor dates ca. 1680. McCorkle confirms this is first edition, 1680. Submap: New York Harbor Cartouche with putti.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. References: McCorkle 680.4. Verso Text: MS note: 93 489.

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Our country

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Image of a colorful map of the United States. The decorative title reads, “Our Country. Published by Ensign, Bridgman and Fanning. 156 Williams Street, New York.” To the left of the title is an image of a sailor waving an American flag, as well as two engraved vignettes labeled, “Agriculture,” and “Arts.” To the right of the title is an image of a crowd of people celebrating the Constitution and Laws, as well as two engraved vignettes labeled, “Manufacturers,” and “Commerce.” The images include people in the act of farming and working in factories, as well as images of ships at sea and different forms of art. The map is framed on the left-and-right sides with decorative borders containing names of political figures on ribbons, starting on the top-left with Washington and ending on the bottom right with D. Webster. The central image of the print is a large map of the U.S. with an inset map of Mexico on the left lower corner, and an inset vignette towards the right corner of an American Eagle and shield providing a population table for the states. Relief on the map is shown by hachures, and states are represented with varying colors of pink, green, blue, and yellow. The top border with Canada and the lower border with Mexico is outlined in red. The map shows railroads, rivers, capitals, cities and Indian lands. Towards the bottom of the print are engraved views showing images of American history. As described in the key titled “Description of the Engravings Below,” the images range from Columbus’s discovery of America in 1492, ending with “Fulton’s First Steamboat shown to an Indian,” in the 19th century.

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Draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town by Mark Tiddeman

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Kashnor notes, "Locates New York, Blomindoll and Harlam on Manhattan, Brookland, Bushwyh, New Town, Flatbush, Bedford, Gravesend, Hendricks, Utrecht, Flushing and Whitestone on Long Island, and Schyler's Copper Mine, Newark and Elisabeth Town in New Jersey." Kashnor dates as [1758]. RLIN record suggest original print date as 1737, this map appearingt in the English Pilot from 1737-1773. A faint print. . Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 497.

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