Cover: Atlas Manhattan Island. / Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott / 1891

Cover: Atlas Manhattan Island. Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott, 1891

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Full Title: (Covers to) Atlas of the city of New York. Manhattan Island. From actual surveys and official plans by Geo. W. & Walter S. Bromley, civil engineers. Published by G.W. Bromley & Co., 120 Nth. Seventh St., Philadelphia. 1891. Engraved by Rudolph Spiel, 30 N. Fifth St., Phila. Printed by F. Bourquin, 31 S. Sixth St., Phila.

Author: Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott

Date: 1891

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Author: Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott

Date: 1891

Short Title: Cover: Atlas Manhattan Island.

Publisher: Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley and Co.

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 58

Object Width cm: 45

Note: Bound in half leather black cloth covered boards with "Atlas of the City of New York. Manhattan Island. G.W. Bromley & Co. 120 North Seventh St. Philadelphia 1891" embossed in gold.

State / Province: New York

City: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) ; New York (N.Y.)

Subject: Insurance, Fire

List No: 4253A

Series No: 1

Engraver or Printer: Spiel, Rudolph ; Bourquin, F. (Frederick), b. 1808

Published In: Atlas of the city of New York. Manhattan Island. From actual surveys and official plans by Geo. W. & Walter S. Bromley, civil engineers. Published by G.W. Bromley & Co., 120 Nth. Seventh St., Philadelphia. 1891. Engraved by Rudolph Spiel, 30 N. Fifth St., Phila. Printed by F. Bourquin, 31 S. Sixth St., Phila.

Publication Author: Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott

Publication Date: 1891

Publication Reference: Phillips, 2309; LeGear. Atlases of the United States, L2558; Haskell, D.C. Manhattan maps, 1452.

Publication Note: This vol. was followed by the atlas covering the rest of the city, the 23rd and 24th wards in 1893 (see David Rumsey Collection copy). The 1st revision since the original city atlases published by Bromley in the 1879-1882 period. "Entered according to act of Congress in 1891 by G.W. Bromley & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C."

Publication List No: 4253.000

Publication Type: City Atlas

Publication Maps: 46

Publication Height cm: 58

Publication Width cm: 46

Image No: 4253A

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