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Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I: belonging to Wm. J. Cogswell, esq., to be sold at auction by Oakley & Wright, auctrs., on Monday, September 12th, 1853, at 12 o'clock at the Merchants' Exchange, N.Y

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Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I

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Title
Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I: belonging to Wm. J. Cogswell, esq., to be sold at auction by Oakley & Wright, auctrs., on Monday, September 12th, 1853, at 12 o'clock at the Merchants' Exchange, N.Y
Names
Johnson, Martin G (Cartographer)
Oakley & Wright (Publisher)
Miller & Co. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Queens

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Place: Brooklyn, N.Y.?
Publisher: Oakley & Wright?
Place: 140 Pearl St., N.Y.
Publisher: Miller's Lith.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 14-1396
Topics
Cogswell, William J., 1799-1885 -- Homes and haunts
Real property -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Real property auctions -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Landowners -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Jamaica, April 1853, surveyed & drawn by Martin G. Johnson.
Content: Shows multi-lot sections with identifying numbers and dimensions, footprints of buildings mentioned in title, and names of landowners of adjacent properties.
Statement of responsibility: "For maps & particulars, apply to Oakley, Wright & Wood, 80 Wall St., N.Y.; Wm. J. Cogswell, esq., 341 Fulton St., Brooklyn; Oakley & Wright, 343 Fulton St., Brooklyn; or at Remsen's Hotel, Jamaica."
Statement of responsibility: In center top of map: John K. Oakley, auctioneer.
Numbering: In center bottom margin: 2279.
Content: Scale approximately 1:800 (W 73°48ʹ29ʺ--W 73°48ʹ06ʺ/N 40°42ʹ06ʺ--N 40°41ʹ43ʺ)
Acquisition: Purchase; High Ridge Books, 120 North St., South Deerfield, MA 01373; packing slip date 2014/04/18; tvq.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 104 x 77 cm
NYPL copy includes note, handwritten on verso in pencil: Talford Lawn, Jamaica
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 880454810
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20208188
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c5874650-fcbf-0132-41d9-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 140: Place
  • 1853: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff4a42d0-5978-0133-da01-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff4a42d0-5978-0133-da01-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff4a42d0-5978-0133-da01-00505686a51c

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Map of 163 sections or villa sites and a plot of 4 1/3 acres of ground with the mansion & other buildings situated near the centre of the village of Jamaica, L.I