Manuscript map of Greenwich Village, from West 11th Street to West 15th Street, from Hudson Street to the river

by New York City, Edwin Smith

$1,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

Manuscript map, hand colored. 16-1/2 x 23-1/2 inches. Linen backed at an early date. Item #353914 The cartographer of this map, Edwin Smith, was appointed to the office of the City Surveyor in 1831. The map depicts the region with landowners named, including William James, James Patten, Robert Halliday, S. Thompson, Alexander Knox, and J. Hazlet. Interestingly, the map shows the location and layout of Fort Gansevoort, constructed for the War of

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