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Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River: showing project for a covered water-way 60 feet wide, to be built on the westerly line of the Harlem River from the easterly side of Third Avenue to 165th Street, New York City and filling in between the points named so that the avenues and streets of Harlem may be extended into Morrisania ... as recommended by the New York Harbor Line Board and approved by the Secertary of War, October 18th, 1890 from plans suggested by Simon Stevens and G. Thaddeus Stevens

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Title
Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River: showing project for a covered water-way 60 feet wide, to be built on the westerly line of the Harlem River from the easterly side of Third Avenue to 165th Street, New York City and filling in between the points named so that the avenues and streets of Harlem may be extended into Morrisania ... as recommended by the New York Harbor Line Board and approved by the Secertary of War, October 18th, 1890 from plans suggested by Simon Stevens and G. Thaddeus Stevens
Names
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (Publisher)
Stevens, Simon (Author)
Stevens, G. Thaddeus (Author)
New York Harbor Line Board (Author)
United States. War Department (Author)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Manhattan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Place: New York
Publisher: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-736
Topics
Harlem River (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
City planning -- New York (State) -- New York
Geology -- New York (State) -- New York -- Charts, diagrams, etc
Waterways -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Also shows streets, railroads and bridges in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Content: Oriented with north to the upper right.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1892 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress."
Content: Includes text, and 9 profiles.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 70 x 93 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433087460006
Barcode: 33433098145422
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20731428
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 926b9f90-f092-0130-c42f-58d385a7b928
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.

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  • 1892: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be733bb0-f161-0130-52b9-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be733bb0-f161-0130-52b9-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be733bb0-f161-0130-52b9-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be733bb0-f161-0130-52b9-58d385a7b928 | title= (cartographic) Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River, (1892) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 20, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Ward's Island to the Hudson River