A plan of the city and environs of New York in North America

Title: A plan of the city and environs of New York in North America
Description: General street map of New York City at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, published in a British periodical. Built-up areas and field lines are defined. Indicated on the map are the "Road to Kings Bridge where the Rebels mean to make a stand" and "Road to Kepps Bay where the Kings troops landed". Also covers rural part of Manhattan Island up to present-day 14th Street and small parts of Long Island. The map provides a geography of the city, which at the time occupied only the lower portion of Manhattan Island.

Removed from: The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, London, Nov. 1776, v. 59.
Creator: Unknown
Publisher: Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, London
Date: 1776-10
Type: Cartographic
Format: 1 map : mounted on cloth backing ; 29 x 37 cm., folded to 19 x 12 cm.
Language: English
Subject: - New York (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Land use, Rural--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800
- United States--New York (State)--New York
Temporal Coverage: 1776
Related Item: Original available at Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2002623929/
Rights: Public Domain

Item sets: The Price of Freedom: The American Revolution and the Flight from NYC

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