Estate / Collection: Collection of a New York Surveyor

[MAP - CHELSEA]
HOLMES, J[OHN] B[UTE]. Map of Property formerly a part of the 12th Ward of the City of New York belonging to the Estate of James A. Stewart deceased, Accurately made from Deeds recorded in the Register's Office.... [New York]: J. B. Holmes, July 1867. Second edition. Lithographed map on paper, hand colored, old linen backing, red silk border. Sheet measures 15 1/8 24 1/4 inches (38.5 x 62 cm). Lightly toned, a few creases, ribbon border coming undone. A rare John Bute Holmes cadastral map of Chelsea, showing the area from 28th to 31st streets between Broadway and 8th Avenue. The map shows historic property lines and some early buildings, all superimposed over the contemporary city's grid.