Ratzer Plan - Plan of the City of New York, Surveyed 1766-1767
Provenance: Library of Congress
Type: raster
Time Coverage: 1766–1767
License: PublicDomain
Periods: 1776
Source URL: https://www.loc.gov/item/2004673319/
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Description
Bernard Ratzer’s famous survey of NYC, one of the greatest 18th-century maps of New York. Shows street layout, buildings, fortifications, topography, and gardens in extraordinary detail. Commissioned by the British military just before the Revolution.
Tags
colonial, ratzer, street-layout, buildings, fortifications, pre-revolution