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Complete Record for Item NS11 M15.2.9

Core Fields

Title:A map shewing the elevation of the monuments on the First, Third, Fifth, Eighth & Tenth Avenues in the city of New York above a medium between high & low tide water...
Item Type:Maps
Date:1817
Call Number NS11 M15.2.9

Creator Information (Person)

creator: Randel, John, jr.

Creator Information (Organization)

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Notes

General_note: "taken with a sector of 54 inches Radius..." shows full extent of avenues in profile
Extent: 1 manuscript map on 3 separate sheets
Added_date: 1820
Dimensions: 58 x 268 cm. (total)
Local_note: accompanied by: 3872-A: 7 pp. of calculations (unbound, numbered pts. 1-7) on each of the five avenues, concluding with the statement, "the preceding elevations above medium tide is correct for map subject to a correction of curvature / 26 Decr 1820 / J.R.jr."
Medium: black ink, black pencil and color wash on paper

Geographic Location: [Linked to other records with the same Location]

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

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