Scope and arrangement
The Collection of broadside real estate maps announcing auctions of lots in early 19th century New York City is arranged in five series:
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- Call number
- Map Div. 16-625
- Physical description
- 70 maps on 67 sheets
- Language
- English
- Material specific details
- Scales differ; (W 74°01ʹ10ʺ--W 73°58ʹ00ʺ/N 40°44ʹ30ʺ--N 40°42ʹ00ʺ). Orientation differs.
- Preferred Citation
- Collection of broadside real estate maps announcing auctions of lots in early 19th century New York City, Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library
- Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Humanities grant, 2015-2018 (Mapping the Nation)
- Repository
- Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Broadside real estate maps announcing auctions conducted by James Bleecker & Sons, Franklin & Jenkins, and others of lots in early 19th century New York City. Lithography by Miller & Co., P. Desobry's Lithy., Mesier's Lith., and others. Maps show lots; some show existing buildings and names of property owners. Some maps announce auctions for property comprising estates of named decedents, such as Henry A. Coster and W.W. Gilbert. Some maps include names of "masters in chancery" who assisted in the property auctions.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, 2016
Key terms
Names
- Coster, Henry A., 1758 or 1759-1820
- Desobry, Prosper, -1843 (Lithographer)
- Gilbert, William W., 1746-1832
- Franklin & Jenkins
- James Bleecker & Sons
- Mesier's Lith (Lithographer)
- Miller & Co. (Lithographer)
Subjects
- Landowners -- New York (State) -- New York -- Maps
- Real property -- New York (State) -- New York -- Maps
- Real propery auctions -- New York (State) -- New York -- Maps
Places
- East Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
- Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
- Lower Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
- SoHo (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
- Tribeca (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
- United States -- New York (State) -- New York
- Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
- West Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
1st floor, Room 117