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Map New York to New Rochelle : from Christopher Colles's survey of U.S. roads 1789.

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Title

  • New York to New Rochelle : from Christopher Colles's survey of U.S. roads 1789.

Names

  • Colles, Christopher, 1738-1816.
  • Ratzer, Bernard.

Created / Published

  • [New York?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1875 and 1895?]

Contents

  • [New York to mile 12] -- [Mile 12 to New Rochelle and mile 24].

Headings

  • -  Roads--New York Metropolitan Area--Maps--Facsimiles
  • -  Roads--New York (State)--New Rochelle Region--Maps--Facsimiles
  • -  Landowners--New York Metropolitan Area--Maps--Facsimiles
  • -  Landowners--New York (State)--New Rochelle Region--Maps--Facsimiles
  • -  New York (N.Y.)--Maps--Facsimiles
  • -  United States--New York (State)--New York Metropolitan Area
  • -  United States--New York (State)--New Rochelle Region
  • -  United States--New York (State)--New York

Genre

  • Road maps
  • Strip maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Highway strip maps showing milestones, buildings, and householders' names.
  • -  Orientation differs.
  • -  Facsimiles of the first 2 maps in Christopher Colles's "A survey of the roads of the United States of America" published in 1789.
  • -  Original version: [New York? : Christopher Colles], 1789.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined, torn at fold lines, rubber-stamped, affixed to stiff-paper backing.
  • -  Each principal map is printed in 3 contiguous segments.
  • -  Black-and-white facsimile "Plan of the city of New York 1766-67 surveyed by Lieut. B. Ratzer" on separate sheet affixed to verso of paper backing.
  • -  Includes legend titled "References" in lower margin.

Medium

  • 2 maps on 1 sheet ; each 18 x 12 cm, sheet 23 x 29 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3804.N4P2 1789 .C6 18--

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2013593247

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Colles, Christopher, and Bernard Ratzer. New York to New Rochelle: from Christopher Colles's survey of U.S. roads. [New york?: publisher not identified, between 1875 and 1895?, 1800] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593247/.

APA citation style:

Colles, C. & Ratzer, B. (1800) New York to New Rochelle: from Christopher Colles's survey of U.S. roads. [New york?: publisher not identified, between 1875 and 1895?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593247/.

MLA citation style:

Colles, Christopher, and Bernard Ratzer. New York to New Rochelle: from Christopher Colles's survey of U.S. roads. [New york?: publisher not identified, between 1875 and 1895?, 1800] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593247/>.