Image Title

:  Map of the state of New-York and the surrounding country / by David H. Burr ; engd. by Rawdon, Clark & Co., Albany, & Rawdon, Wright & Co., New York.

Creator(s)

: Burr, David H., 1803-1875  -- Cartographer
Rawdon, Clark & Co. -- Engraver

Additional Name(s)

: De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834 -- Cartographer
Rawdon, Wright & Co. -- Engraver

Item Physical Description

: 1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 61 cm. folded to 55 x 41 cm.

Item/Page/Plate

: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 510

Notes

: "Compiled from his large map of the state." Note 2.) "Entered according to Act of Congress, Jany. 5th, 1829 by David H. Burr of the state of N. York." Note 3.) Covers also Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont and parts of Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Note 4.) Insets: Profile of the Grand Erie Canal -- Profile of the Champlain Canal -- Profile of the Seneca Canal. Note 5.) Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Note 6.) Relief shown by hachures.

Standard Reference

: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 510; Creek, A.B. Maps of the Genesee Valley & Finger Lakes Region, 1776-1950, p. 62

Source

: Atlases of the United States / New York / An atlas of the state of New York : containing a map of the state and of the several counties. / Projected and drawn under the superintendence and direction of Simeon de Witt ... And also the physical geography of the State ...

Source Description

: 29 p., [120] leaves of plates : 52 col. maps (part fold.) ; 59 cm.

Location

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

Catalog Call Number

: Map Div. +++ 02-229 (No. 1)

Digital ID

: 433793

Record ID

: 253958

Digital Item Published

: 2-3-2004; updated 3-25-2011