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Map 1st sheet of De Witt's state-map of New-York First sheet of De Witt's state-map of New-York

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Title

  • 1st sheet of De Witt's state-map of New-York

Other Title

  • First sheet of De Witt's state-map of New-York

Names

  • De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834, cartographer
  • Tiebout, Cornelius, 1777-1832, engraver

Created / Published

  • [New York?] : [publisher not identified], [1793?]

Headings

  • -  Real property--New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Real property--New York (State)--Upstate New York--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Landowners--New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Landowners--New York (State)--Upstate New York--Maps.--Early works to 1800
  • -  Indian reservations--New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  New York (State)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Upstate New York (N.Y.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New York (State)
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Upstate New York

Genre

  • Cadastral maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Vault
  • -  The first sheet covers part of Upstate New York from Senece Lake ("Preemtion Line") on the west to Otsego Lake on the east; and from Oswego town at the north to the Pennsylvania border at the south.
  • -  Shows property tract boundaries, town (military township) boundaries, lot lines/numbers in the townships, and landowners' names in the larger land tracts.
  • -  Also shows Amerindian reservations: Cayuga Reservation -- Onondago Reservation -- Oneida Reservation.
  • -  Hand colored in dark yellow to emphasize principal tract lines.
  • -  LC copy may be incomplete: LC has only the 1st Sheet (are there other sheets?), fold-lined.
  • -  Includes note describing the numbering of military-township lots.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored, cloth backing ; 50 x 58 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3801.G46 1793 D4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and M ap Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017593593

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

De Witt, Simeon, Cartographer, and Cornelius Tiebout. 1st sheet of De Witt's state-map of New-York. [New York?: publisher not identified, ?, 1793] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017593593/.

APA citation style:

De Witt, S. & Tiebout, C. (1793) 1st sheet of De Witt's state-map of New-York. [New York?: publisher not identified, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017593593/.

MLA citation style:

De Witt, Simeon, Cartographer, and Cornelius Tiebout. 1st sheet of De Witt's state-map of New-York. [New York?: publisher not identified, ?, 1793] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017593593/>.