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Map Map of Essex County, New Jersey : 1874

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Title

  • Map of Essex County, New Jersey : 1874

Names

  • Hughes, Matthew.

Created / Published

  • Orange, N.J. : Published by Matthew Hughes, 1874.

Headings

  • -  Essex County (N.J.)--Maps
  • -  Landowners--New Jersey--Essex County--Maps
  • -  Business enterprises--New Jersey--Essex County--Directories
  • -  Orange (N.J.)--Maps
  • -  Newark (N.J.)--Maps
  • -  Newark (N.J.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Essex County
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Orange
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Newark

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  General-content county wall map showing extant/planned street systems in urban areas, principal buildings in urban areas, and all buildings (including householders' names) in rural areas.
  • -  Coverage includes cities of Orange and Newark (wards shown).
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Hand colored to emphasize municipal boundaries (cities/boroughs/townships).
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • -  "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1874 by Matthew Hughes in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington D.C."
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Laminated, mounted on cloth backing, darkened along sheet edges, rubber-stamped at head of title.
  • -  LC Land ownership maps, 448
  • -  Includes note, inset, business directories for each municipality, and advertisements.
  • -  2 copies

Medium

  • 1 map on 6 sheets : color ; 154 x 146 cm, sheets 56 x 79 cm and 57 x 79 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3813.E7 1874 .H8
  • G3813.E7 1874 .H8 Copy 2 In the same condition as Copy 1 save that it is not darkened as much.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2012593675

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Hughes, Matthew. Map of Essex County, New Jersey. Orange, N.J.: Published by Matthew Hughes, 1874. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2012593675/.

APA citation style:

Hughes, M. (1874) Map of Essex County, New Jersey. Orange, N.J.: Published by Matthew Hughes. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2012593675/.

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Hughes, Matthew. Map of Essex County, New Jersey. Orange, N.J.: Published by Matthew Hughes, 1874. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2012593675/>.