Map of the Counties of Orange and Rockland

Map

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Chester Historical Society

Map of the Counties of Orange and Rockland: The image displays a historical map of Orange and Rockland counties, featuring various geographical and administrative boundaries marked in distinct colors with labeled sections, roads, and natural features such as rivers. The map is detailed with annotations to indicate townships, and it includes a legend for reference. Published in 1829, the map is bordered by a decorative outline and shows a combination of hand-drawn and printed elements, reflecting cartographic techniques of the time.
Map of the Counties of Orange and Rockland

The image displays a historical map of Orange and Rockland counties, featuring various geographical and administrative boundaries marked in distinct colors with labeled sections, roads, and natural features such as rivers. The map is detailed with annotations to indicate townships, and it includes a legend for reference. Published in 1829, the map is bordered by a decorative outline and shows a combination of hand-drawn and printed elements, reflecting cartographic techniques of the time.

Name/Title

Map of the Counties of Orange and Rockland

Entry/Object ID

chs-015978

Description

The image displays a historical map of Orange and Rockland counties, featuring various geographical and administrative boundaries marked in distinct colors with labeled sections, roads, and natural features such as rivers. The map is detailed with annotations to indicate townships, and it includes a legend for reference. This map is from an atlas published in 1841 although this map was originally published in 1829 is bordered by a decorative outline and shows a combination of hand-drawn and printed elements, reflecting cartographic techniques of the time. The original is held by the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of The New York Public Library.

Category

Orange County
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Acquisition

Accession

Clifton Patrick

Notes

11/4/2016 Download by Clifton Patrick

Map Details

Maker or Creator

David H. Burr (1803-1875 ) (Cartographer)

Publisher

Steve E. Clark, Ithaca, NY

Date Published

1841

Transcription

LIBRARY LOCATIONS Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division Shelf locator: Map Div. +++ 02-231[In slip case] Shelf locator: Map Div. +++ 02-231 (No. 8) NOTES Content: Colored vignette on t.p. Content: Corr. and improved. Content: Each map accompanied by a statistical table. Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard. Content: Originally published: New York : D.H. Burr, 1829. Statement of responsibility: by David H. Burr. Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress Jany 5th. 1829 by David H. Burr of the state of New York." Content: "Published by the Surveyor General, pursuant to an Act of the Legislature. Stone & Clark, republishers, Ithaca, N.Y. 1840. Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Content: Relief shown by hachures. Content: Shows flouring mills, factories, forges, saw mills, churches, and landowners. Statement of responsibility: by David H. Burr ; engd. by Rawdon, Clark & Co., Albany, & Rawdon, Wright & Co., N. York. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 41 x 50 cm. TYPE OF RESOURCE Still image IDENTIFIERS RLIN/OCLC: 27015629 NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13994142 RLIN/OCLC: 48915107 NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15334686 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 279aac70-c5f6-012f-7e4f-58d385a7bc34

Dimensions

Height

50 cm

Width

41 cm

Web Links and URLs

The original is held by the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of The New York Public Library.

Create Date

October 22, 2024

Update Date

December 29, 2024