Plan & location of the great pier for the North River : also, the soundings of that river and delineation showing the present state of the shore from the Battery to 42nd Street

Plan of the great pier for the North River

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°01ʹ10ʺ--W 73°59ʹ57ʺ/N 40°45ʹ45ʺ--N 40°42ʹ02ʺ)

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Full Title: Plan & location of the great pier for the North River : also, the soundings of that river and delineation showing the present state of the shore from the Battery to 42nd Street

Creators:

Ewen, Edward

Publisher:

Lithy. of Hayward & Co.

Publisher Location:

New-York

Date Created:

1836

Contributors:

New York (N.Y.). Board of Aldermen. Committee on Wharves, Hayward & Co. (New York, N.Y.), 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:

"Surveyed November 1836 by Edwd. Ewen, civil engineer."

Shows proposed pier on the Hudson River waterfront in New York City.

Scale [ca. 1:2,520]

"Note. The figures denote the soundings below high water."

Oriented with north at left.

Printed on 5 or 6 sheets trimmed and joined to form a single composite sheet.

Contained In:

Detached from: 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].

Citation

Ewen, Edward, "Plan & Location of the Great Pier for the North River : also, the Soundings of that River and Delineation Showing the Present State of the Shore from the Battery to 42nd Street" 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]). H 67 .622 Maps no. 1

Newberry Call Number:

H 67 .622 Maps no. 1

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Geographic Area Covered:

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

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map : mounted on linen ; 42 x 277 cm., on composite sheet folded to 24 x 13 cm.

Digital Image Rights Holder:

Newberry Library

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