The Bradford Plan: An early survey map of New York in 1730 under British control (A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey.)
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Title
The Bradford Plan: An early survey map of New York in 1730 under British control (A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey.)
Subject
Survey map of Manhattan in 1730 (British New York).
Description
Early survey map of British New York in 1730 with translated or transformed street names from the Dutch period, like Pearl Street (Dutch translation: Paerl Straet) becoming Queen Street. Or, an English translation of original Dutch names like Hoogh Straet translated into High Street, then called Duke Street after the Duke of York, only to be name Stone Street in 1794 for being the first street in the city paved with cobblestone.
Creator
Lyne, James.
Source
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center.
Publisher
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection, Boston Public Library.
Date
January 1, 1731/ January 1, 1732
Contributor
Bradford, William. James Lyne, Henry Dunreath Tyler.
Rights
N/A.
Relation
Map, cartographic
Format
Still image, online image.
Language
English.
Type
Still image, online image.
Identifier
Call #: G3804.N4:2M3 1730 .L96 1890. Map reproduction courtesy of the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:4m90f301f
Coverage
New York, NY, 18th century.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Cartographic.
Physical Dimensions
42x54 cm.
Collection
Citation
Lyne, James., “The Bradford Plan: An early survey map of New York in 1730 under British control (A plan of the city of New York from an actual survey.),” Silences of New York History, accessed November 10, 2024, https://silencesofnyhistory.org/items/show/242.