The iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909

compiled from original sources and illustrated by photo-intaglio reproductions of important maps, plans, views, and documents in public and private collections

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Last edited by Camillo Pellizzari
December 14, 2019 | History

The iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909

compiled from original sources and illustrated by photo-intaglio reproductions of important maps, plans, views, and documents in public and private collections

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This 6 volume work has inspired loving descriptions. The Wikipedia entry[1] is among the best. Google books posts a note in the Bibliographic Society of America's Papers[2] for 1918 which mentions that the 3rd volume has been published.

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Robert H. Dodd
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Table of Contents

v. 1. The period of discovery (1524-1609); the Dutch period (1609-1664). The English period (1664-1763). The Revolutionary period (1763-1783). Period of adjustment and reconstruction; New York as the state and federal capital (1783-1811)
v. 2. Cartography: an essay on the development of knowledge regarding the geography of the east coast of North America; Manhattan Island and its environs on early maps and charts / by F.C. Wieder and I.N. Phelps Stokes. The Manatus maps. The Castello plan. The Dutch grants. Early New York newspapers (1725-1811). Plan of Manhattan Island in 1908
v. 3. The War of 1812 (1812-1815). Period of invention, prosperity, and progress (1815-1841). Period of industrial and educational development (1842-1860). The Civil War (1861-1865); period of political and social development (1865-1876). The modern city and island (1876-1909)
v. 4. The period of discovery (565-1626); the Dutch period (1626-1664). The English period (1664-1763). The Revolutionary period, part I (1763-1776)
v. 5. The Revolutionary period, part II (1776-1783). Period of adjustment and reconstruction New York as the state and federal capital (1783-1811). The War of 1812 (1812-1815) ; period of invention, prosperity, and progress (1815-1841). Period of industrial and educational development (1842-1860). The Civil War (1861-1865) ; Period of political and social development (1865-1876). The modern city and island (1876-1909)
v. 6. Chronology: addenda. Original grants and farms. Bibliography. Index.

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F128.37 .S87

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6 v. :

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OL23422106M
Internet Archive
iconographyofma_02stok
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16000765
OCLC/WorldCat
20774798

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