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1858 Valentine Map of New York City (w/ Harlem & Upper Manhattan)
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Title
Map of the City & County of New-York 1858.
1858 (dated) 22 x 29 in (55.88 x 73.66 cm)
1858 (dated) 22 x 29 in (55.88 x 73.66 cm)
Description
An uncommon 1858 map of New York City by D. T. Valentine. This map is divided into two sections. The primary map, located in the upper quadrants, details Manhattan from 38th street to the Battery, including parts of Brooklyn, Governors Island, Ellis Island, Bedloe Island (Statue of Liberty), Jersey City, and Hoboken. The lower map focuses on upper Manhattan north of 38th street and includes Roosevelt Island, Wards Island, Randals Island, and parts of Queens. Both maps show the street grid in some detail noting all major streets and some important buildings. A stylized seal of New York City appears in the lower left quadrant. This map was issued for the 1858 edition of D. T. Valentine Manual of the Corporation of New York.
Cartographer
David T. (Thomas) Valentine (1801 - 1869) served as the Clerk of the Common Council of New York City. He edited and published a series of New York City almanacs and fact books entitled Manual of the Corporation of The City of New York. Valentine's Manual, as it came to be called, included facts about the City of New York, City Council information, city history, and reported on the progress of public works such as Central Park. The production of this annual manual was the responsibility of the Clerk of the City of New York, a position held at different times by D. Valentine and by Joseph Shannon (fl. c. 1850 - 1869), who also produced a similar manual. Valentine used his manual to reproduce some of the rarest and most important maps of New York City ever created. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Very good. Professionally flattened and backed with archival tissue. Some wear and toning on original fold lines. Left margin narrow, as issued.