Map and elevation profile of a proposed pier along an unidentified section of the Hudson River waterfront in New York City

Map & profile: Hudson River pier in New York City

Referenced by Selection:

Plan for a Great Pier in the North River, 1836

Geographic Area Covered:

New York (State)--New York--Manhattan, United States--Hudson River

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 74°01ʹ01--W 74°00ʹ28ʺ/N 40°43ʹ04ʺ--N 40°42ʹ35ʺ)

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Full Title: Map and elevation profile of a proposed pier along an unidentified section of the Hudson River waterfront in New York City

Creators:

Strickland, William, 1787-1854

Publisher Location:

New York

Date Created:

1836

Contributors:

New York (N.Y.). Board of Aldermen. Committee on Wharves, Mesier’s Lith., Townsend, William B.

Subjects:

Piers, Docks, Waterfronts, City planning, River surveys

Form/Genre:

Maps

Mode of Travel:

Harbors, Terminals, Waterways

Context of Travel:

Transportation planning, Metropolitan areas, Government publications

Time Period Covered:

1836

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.

Includes descriptive text signed "William Strickland, engineer."

"P.A. Mesier & Co., lith., 28 Wall St., N.Y."

Scale [ca. 1:2,730]

Oriented with north at bottom.

Contained In:

In: New York (N.Y.). Board of Aldermen. Committee on Wharves. Report of the Committee on Wharves, relative to the erection of a great pier in the North River. --New York : Printed by William B. Townsend, [1836] --[map 1, between p. 490-491]

Citation

Strickland, William. "Map and elevation profile of a proposed pier along an unidentified section of the Hudson River waterfront in New York City" in New York (N.Y.). Board of Aldermen. Committee on Wharves. Report of the Committee on Wharves, relative to the erection of a great pier in the North River. New York : William B. Townsend, [1836].

Newberry Call Number:

H 67 .622

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Geographic Area Covered:

New York (State)--New York--Manhattan, United States--Hudson River

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map ; 30 x 13 cm., on sheet 34 x 42 cm., folded to 19 x 10 cm.

Digital Image Rights Holder:

Newberry Library

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