Dec 16, 2022 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
33
Estate / Collection: Collection of a New York Surveyor
[BRIDGES & POPPLETON]
Map of the Estate of Hendrick Rutgers dec'd and of the Several Grants from the Corporation of the City of New York proprietors of the Uplands fronting the East River and shewing the contemplated Enlargements of the Streets so far as it respects the the Proprietors holding an interest in the Same. Manuscript map in ink and colors. With a modern note dated 1933 suggesting this an "excellent copy" of Bridges & Poppleton's map as filed. The map is backed. 30 x 60 inches (77 x 152 cm). Extensive losses along extremities, stains, tears, later markings within the image.
A very large and detailed map showing the meeting of lands in the Estate of Henry Rutgers with the East River along Water Street. Despite the elaborate title, the map is unsigned and is believed to be an early copy or original of William Bridges and Thomas Poppleton's map of the lands in the Estate. This colorful map is notable for its large size.
Estate / Collection: Collection of a New York Surveyor
[BRIDGES & POPPLETON]
Map of the Estate of Hendrick Rutgers dec'd and of the Several Grants from the Corporation of the City of New York proprietors of the Uplands fronting the East River and shewing the contemplated Enlargements of the Streets so far as it respects the the Proprietors holding an interest in the Same. Manuscript map in ink and colors. With a modern note dated 1933 suggesting this an "excellent copy" of Bridges & Poppleton's map as filed. The map is backed. 30 x 60 inches (77 x 152 cm). Extensive losses along extremities, stains, tears, later markings within the image.
A very large and detailed map showing the meeting of lands in the Estate of Henry Rutgers with the East River along Water Street. Despite the elaborate title, the map is unsigned and is believed to be an early copy or original of William Bridges and Thomas Poppleton's map of the lands in the Estate. This colorful map is notable for its large size.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Dec 16, 2022
