A Plan of the City of New-York (sic)

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.118

Description

Lithographed, watercolored map, pasted on linen, of New York City in 1776; title appears in the upper right hand corner as follows: "A / PLAN OF THE / CITY OF NEW-YORK (sic) / Drawn by Major Holland / SURVEYOR GENERAL / 1776;" map runs from "Greenwich St. (sic)" to the "BATTERY" on the right, with the "NORTH OR HUDSON RIVER" and from "Bullock St. (sic)" to the "EAST RIVER OR THE SOUND" on the right; scale appears under the title and a compass at center bottom; map is a street grid with most streets named including "Lumber Street," "BROADWAY STREET," "Little Queen," "Crown St. (sic);" "Queen St. (sic)," "King St. (sic)," "Princess St. (sic)," "George St. (sic)," "Prince St. (sic);" "THE / FORT," "CITY HALL," "Colleges," "COMMON," "Vauxhall / Garden," "Ranelagh / Garden," "Soldiers (sic) Barracks," "Work House," "The / Gaol," "Powder / Magazine," "Fresh Water Pond," "Marshy Ground," "Mount Pleasant," "DELANCY'S SQUARE," "Jews (sic) / Burying Ground;" "P. Hook Ferry," slips, docks, wharves; letters "A-Z " and "a-c" are marked on the map and relate to the "REFERENCES" which are listed in the lower right corner, half of which are religious buildings; map is colored in pale peach, blue and green; map is framed by a two thin black lines with a thicker one in between; "REPRODUCED IN FAC-SIMILE (sic) AND PUBLISHED BY HENRY DUNREATH TYLER, 46 WALL STREET, NEW YORK" appears across the bottom of the map, below the border; red pencil mark on upper right side, outside of map border; on the reverse side a torn remant of a piece of paper with "5" printed on it is pasted in the upper left corner; "#87" is written in red pencil in the lower left corner of the reverse side and "Dunreath Publishing Co. / 46 Wall Street / NEW YORK" is stamped in the middle of the bottom edge.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Capt./Major Samuel Holland

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Henry Dunreath Tyler

Date made

circa 1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 87

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

18-3/4 in

Width

23-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (47.6 x 59.7 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Vertical center fold mark; horizontal fold mark in outside border; tear and three holes on left side with linen showing through; small tear at center top and larger one at center bottom; chipping on top and bottom but supported by linen; left lower corner has paper chipped away; four spots across top; back has large stain on right side and dirt streaks on linen folds; edges also have dirt marks and some fraying; surface dirt on both front and reverse.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28B

Note Type

Department

Note

Library