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Map of the City of New York, prepared especially for the World Almanac, 1891

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Title
Map of the City of New York, prepared especially for the World Almanac, 1891
Additional title: World (New York, N.Y. : 1860-1931)
Names
Watson, Gaylord (Cartographer)
World Almanac (Issuing body)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Transit Maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1891
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: World Almanac,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 14-1290 [Filed with N.Y.C. Rapid Transit]
Topics
Railroads -- New York (State) -- New York
Railroads, Elevated -- New York (State) -- New York
Local transit -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Maps
Notes
Content: North is located at the upper right corner.
Content: Shows the location of the elevated railway and ferry service in Manhattan south of 175th St.
Content: Inlcudes directory of churches and financial institutions.
Content: Also includes radial distances from City Hall in miles.
Content: "Copyright 1891 by Gaylord Watson."
Content: Scale approximately 1:25,800 (W 74°04ʹ50ʺ--W 73°54ʹ27ʺ/N 40°50ʹ52ʺ--N 40°41ʹ24ʺ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map :color ; 35 x 75 cm, sheet 56 x 80 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 892628775
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20310129
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.NYC82
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4aa16ca0-29de-013e-8b3d-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1891: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the City of New York, prepared especially for the World Almanac, 1891" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7306a3a0-29de-013e-007d-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the City of New York, prepared especially for the World Almanac, 1891" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7306a3a0-29de-013e-007d-0242ac110004

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1891). Map of the City of New York, prepared especially for the World Almanac, 1891 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7306a3a0-29de-013e-007d-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7306a3a0-29de-013e-007d-0242ac110004 | title= (cartographic) Map of the City of New York, prepared especially for the World Almanac, 1891, (1891) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Map of the City of New York, prepared especially for the World Almanac, 1891