Name/Title
The Nicolls (sic) MapEntry/Object ID
L.2004.119Description
Lithographed, watercolored map, pasted on linen, of the island of Manhattan: title appears in the lower left side of the map as follows: "The Nicolls Map / 1664 - 1668 / Presented to the New York Historical Society / by George H. Moore / October 7th 1862;" Manhattan runs horizontally across the map with a "PARTE (sic) OF THE CONTENENT (sic) of America," "PARTE (sic) OF LONGE (sic) ISLAND" and "THE SOUNDE (sic)" along the top, "THE ISLAND OF MANHADOS" in the middle, and "HUDSONS (sic) RIVER" and another "PARTE (sic) OF THE CONTENENT (sic) OF America" along the bottom; land masses are mostly dotted with trees; also ships, boats, windmill, a houses; "Nut Island," "Hogg / Island," "Great Barnes / Island," "Burns Island," "New Harlem;" text in script appears on lower left side and reads as follows: "From the maine Sea to Naick point which is part of Long Island / and with an other point upon Stretton Island, makes a narrow pas- / sage it is about 12 Miles from thence to New York 8 Miles: from / thence up Hudsons (sic) River to Esopaz (sic) it is 80 Miles: from thence / to Albany 64 Miles: from thence to the Fall, (wch. (sic) is another River / about 300 yards broad, falling down a rock 120 feet high about 2 Miles / before it comes into this river: 12 Miles: within 6 Miles of which place / the Tyde (sic) flows 170 Miles.;" a drawing of a compass instrument straddles a scale with a text within that reads: "A Scale / of Chaines (sic) each containing / four Pearches (sic);" a compass appears in the bottom center of the map; in the upper right corner there is an inset map of New York separated from the main map by an irregular thin black line; title appears in upper right corner as follows: "THE / TOWNE (sic) OF / New YORK;" text in script at top of box reads: "Copied from the Original md. (sic) for Mr. George H. Moore / Librarian of the New York Historical Society, and / [illegible word] by me. / Richard [illegible word] / March 1862;" inset map is a simple street plan with numbered and lettered points explained by a list of important places to the left of the map; "A Scale of Pearches (sic)" appears vertically along the left interior side of the inset map; map is colored in pale yellow (scales), brown and blue for the bodies of water; map is bordered by a thin black line; "2" on brown paper is pasted onto the center left side; there are pencil marks on the bottom, near the center; "2" on brown paper is again pasted on the center left reverse side; random pencil marks; "#88" in red pencil in the lower left corner of reverse side; "Dunreath Publishing Co. / 46 WALL STREET / NEW YORK" is stamped in the middle of the reverse side.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Dunreath Publishing CompanyDate made
1862Inscription/Signature/Marks
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InscriptionTranscription
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Dimension Description
OverallHeight
10-7/8 inWidth
31-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 31 3/8 in. (27.6 x 79.7 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: One large vertical fold down center; other vertical fold marks and wrinkle marks from linen on back, especially in the upper right and lower right areas; upper right and left, and lower left corners folded but intact; all edges a little chipped and linen is frayed; pin holes in four corners; long brown stain and large brown spot on right side; reverse shows same spot but in lower left corner; two large spots on upper right reverse side and four more on lower right bottom edge; blue stain on bottom edge, just left of center; surface dirt and foxing on both sides.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
George Henry MooreNotes
PresenterGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library