Image Title

:  Plan of the city of New York in North America : surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767 / B. Ratzer, lieutt. in His Majestys 60th or Royal American Regt. ; Thos. Kitchin, sculpt., engraver to His Late Royal Highness, the Duke of York, &c.

Creator

: Ratzer, Bernard -- Cartographer

Additional Name(s)

: Faden, William, 1750?-1836 -- Engraver
Jefferys and Faden, London -- Publisher
Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784 -- Engraver

Published Date

: Jany. 12, 1776

Item Physical Description

: 1 map on 2 sheets ; 101 x 87 cm., sheets 63 x 93 cm.

Notes

: Includes dedication to "His Excellency Sir Henry Moore, Bart., captain general and governour in chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of New York and the territories depending thereon ...," index to places of interest, and "A south west view of the city of New York, taken from the Governours Island at *." Note 2.) National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard. Note 3.) Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Note 4.) Shows ward names and boundaries. Note 5.) Author statements follow dedication. Note 6.) Covers Manhattan to Midtown area and parts of Brooklyn. Note 7.) Appears in Faden's North American atlas. Note 8.) Appears in Faden's North American atlas. Note 9.) Appears in Faden's North American atlas. Note 10.) Appears in Faden's North American atlas. Note 11.) Appears in Faden's North American atlas. Note 12.) Appears in Faden's North American atlas. Note 13.) Appears in Faden's North American atlas.

Standard Reference

: Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps, 332

Source

: Maps of New York City and State / New York City / Manhattan

Location

: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Catalog Call Number

: Map Div. 01-308

Digital ID

: 434801

Record ID

: 253433

Digital Item Published

: 2-3-2004; updated 5-16-2012