City of New-York

Detailed street plan of New York City published in the mid-19th century.

Emphasizing some of the most populous areas of the city in the late 1840s, this map of New York City shows Manhattan Island south of 37th Street, in addition to portions of Brooklyn and Williamsburg, both then separate from each other. The urban sprawl closely associated with the area is shown with individually shaded blocks, while over two hundred separate points of interest are numbered within the image.

Churches, hotels, schools, markets, and public buildings are among those locations labeled in the surrounding reference tables, providing a fascinating overview of civic priorities in the mid-19th century. Wards are distinguished using attractive wash color, with orange highlights showing the railroad routes in operation, including the first street railway in the United States(the Harlem Rail Road).

The map was published in Philadelphia in 1849 by Samuel Augustus Mitchell as part of his New Universal Atlas. This was the last edition of the influential publication before the plates were sold to Thomas Cowperthwaite.