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A map of Messrs: Gorham & Phelps's purchase; now the County of Ontario, in the State of New York

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
A map of Messrs: Gorham & Phelps's purchase; now the County of Ontario, in the State of New York
Names
Porter, Augustus, 1769-1849 (Cartographer)
Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832 (Engraver)
Mercator Society (New York, N.Y.) (Donor)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1794 (Questionable)
Place: New Haven?
Publisher: s.n.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 88-5121
Topics
Phelps, Oliver
Gorham, Nathaniel
Ontario County (N.Y.) -- Maps -- To 1800
Wayne County (N.Y.)
Yates County (N.Y.)
Steuben County (N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: Wheat & Brun 361
Statement of responsibility: from actual survey by A. Porter ; engraved by A. Doolittle, NHaven.
Content: Shows streams, lakes, settlements, townships and ranges, roads, and mills.
Content: Scale [ca. 1:250,000] (W 77⁰50ʹ--W 76⁰58ʹ/N 43⁰20--N 42⁰00ʹ).
Funding: Mercator Society Fund, 1986.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 57.7 x 36.3 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG88-M395
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11336147
Photo Order: 67690
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 535b67b0-5f28-013e-58de-0242ac110002
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

  • 1769: Creator Born
  • 1794: Issued
  • 1849: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of Messrs: Gorham & Phelps's purchase; now the County of Ontario, in the State of New York " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1794. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d22de6e0-6ef8-013e-6615-0242ac110002

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of Messrs: Gorham & Phelps's purchase; now the County of Ontario, in the State of New York " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d22de6e0-6ef8-013e-6615-0242ac110002

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1794). A map of Messrs: Gorham & Phelps's purchase; now the County of Ontario, in the State of New York Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d22de6e0-6ef8-013e-6615-0242ac110002

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A map of Messrs: Gorham & Phelps's purchase; now the County of Ontario, in the State of New York