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Description General map of the city of New York, consisting of boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Richmond : consolidated into one municipality by act of the legislature of the state of New York (Chapter 378 of the laws of 1897) : showing in addition to the existing topographical and characteristic features of the city, a tentative and preliminary plan for a system of streets in those parts of the city consolidated under the above act of the legislature and which had no official street plan prior to 1898 / designed and prepared by Louis A. Risse.; Maps of New York City and State / New York City / Whole
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Relief shown by contours. Depth shown by bathymetric contours. ''Note 2.'') "January 1st, 1900." ''Note 3.'') Includes views of city landmarks within decorative border as well as borough statistics of area and population. ''Note 4.'') Note mounted on map: The original of this map was exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1900 and was awarded the grand prize by the International Jury of Class 29-Group VI (models, plans and public works).
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1 map : col. ; 263 x 225 cm.
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Map Div. (New York City. 1900) (New York (City). Engineering Bureau. General map of the City of New York)
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Author Risse, Louis A. -- Cartographer
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Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
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9-6-2006; updated 3-25-2011
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1531831
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