Iconography of Manhattan Island: Illustrations from the Publication

Item Information

British headquarters MS. map of New York and environs

Dublin Core

Title

British headquarters MS. map of New York and environs

Subject

Cartography --United States --History
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) --History --18th century.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) --Maps.

Description

The original was in such a bad state of repair that this reproduction was made from a facsimile lithograph, published in 1900 by Mr. B.F. Stevens of London. The fascimile was in 24 sheets.

Source

Stokes, I. N. Phelps. The iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909. New York : Robert H. Dodd, 1915-1928. Electronic reproduction. v. 1. New York, N.Y. : Columbia University Libraries, 2008.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_5800727_001/pages/ldpd_5800727_001_00000523.html?toggle=image&menu=maximize&top=&left=

Date

1782?

Additional Item Metadata

Temporal Coverage

1782

Spatial Coverage

New York
Manhattan

Provenance

The War Office, London

Citation

Plate 50 [no page number; following chapter 3]

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Drawing

Citation

“British headquarters MS. map of New York and environs,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 14, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/stokes/item/1263.

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