Links to directories at ancestry are to the images themselves, which are browsable. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york title page the new york public library digital collections. If each borough were ranked as a city, manhattan would rank as the sixthmost populous in the u. They can be researched through our collectionsuseful materials include neighborhood and borough specific histories, nyc guidebooks, city agency reports, local newspapers, clippings, statistical data, and maps. Except for staten island, each of the boroughs considered independently would rank among the largest cities in the united states. Selected from the worldclass historical collections of the archives, most of these unique photographs, maps, documents, motion picture and audio recordings are being made accessible for the first time.
Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of new york state. New york city department of records familysearch wiki. A birdseye view depicting buildings, streetcar lines, bridges. From manhattan theheart of greater new york, showing commercial facilities and tentative plans of development and recent additions. Shows zoning restrictions and bus lines in operation. Staten island is the only borough in new york city that does not share a land border with another borough marble hill in manhattan. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of ny, desk and library ed. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york desk and library. For births in one of the five 5 boroughs of new york city manhattan, kings, queens, the bronx, and staten island, please visit the new york city department of health and mental hygiene web site. Previous owners name in pencil on front paste down.
Guide to searching the census by new york city address the earliest census that can be searched by address is the 1870 federal census, 2nd enumeration december 1870 for new york county only. Only atlases and land books from avery library and nypl digital collections new york public. In that year new york county expanded as the land west of the bronx river kingsbridge. Manhattan new yorks most important and popular borough. Manhattan land book of the city of new york, used abebooks. This antique map plate 015 and atlas manhattan 1930 land book are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Located primarily on the island of manhattan at the mouth of the hudson river, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of new york county, an original county of the state of new york. The bronx, brooklyn, manhattan, queens, and staten island. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library edition by na and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available.
A historical sketch the bronx is the northernmost borough of new york city, encompasses 42 square miles and is the only section of new york city that belongs to the north american mainland. The borough of manhattan is a part of new york city. Manhattan is the smallest borough in land size, but brooklyn has the largest population 2. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of ny, desk. Find your 19th century landlord online with randel map. Marble hill, however, remained in manhattan borough and new york county. Naland book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library editionfirst edition hardcover g. Iain marshall for a banquet held at the manhattan club to honor the citys 25th mayor.
Longfellow is the author of the secret magdalene and other books. Manhattan became a borough during the consolidation of new york city in 1898. Johnsons 1873 map of land divisons of plot owners with main street dividers. Nonsubscribers can, however, use the search engine and see a listing of possible results but no images or further details. New york city, new york online historical directories. First avenue first avenue iirst avenue first avenue firt avenue b. Publication date 1927 topics manhattan new york, n.
Commissioned by the dutch east india company, the halve maen sailed from amsterdam and dropped anchor in what would become new york harbor. The randel farm map, manhattan borough presidents office are you ready to mentally clock out of work early this friday afternoon. Please note that the borough of kings is sometimes referred to as brooklyn and the borough of staten island is sometimes referred to as richmond. Map, 1930 to 1939, new york, street addresses library of. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library edition. In this area you will find the business district and various governing bodies. The city of new york is divided into five sections the boroughs are actually counties, manhattan, brooklyn, queens, bronx, and staten island. However, manhattan is the most densely populated borough over 71,000 people. The street runs from chatham square at park row, worth street, and mott street in the south to cooper square at 4th street in the north.
George and walter bromley, surveyors in philadelphia and new york published their first atlas of manhattan. The book is so frankabout sex, power, and the profound misogyny of american life in the 1930sthat it caused a terrific. It is on this census that the census taker first noted the street and building number of. Researching new york city neighborhoods the new york. Bassett, a lawyer and a former congressman, was appointed to the public service commission in 1907 and played an important part in planning for the citys expanding subway system. Named for the borough and bar where it was created, this classic is believed to have been concocted by dr. Manhattan atlas from the period of the roaring twenties, the age of prohibition and speakeasies, flappers, jazz and the opening of the apollo theatre, the roseland. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york. Black cloth over boards, includes 191 highly detailed maps of manhattan broken down into sections, shows streets, railroads, parks, buildings in incredible detail. Undulating hills and valleys mark the western half. Atlas of the city of new york in 1879 with only 41 maps. How did the borough of manhattan get its name answers. A full download is available via the library of congress. It is the most populous county in new york, and the second most densely populated county in the united states after new york county, popularly known as the borough of manhattan.
Manhattan has the thirdlargest population of new york citys five boroughs, after brooklyn and queens, and is the smallest borough in terms of land area. Land book of the borough of manhattan city of new york, desk and library edition by na and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. We currently have over 1,662,956 images available online. One of the central responsibilities of the manhattan borough presidents office is its chartermandated role in the citys land use process. Staten island is a borough of new york city, coterminous with richmond county, in the u.
The boundaries of lower manhattan go from the south of the island to 14th street. Kings county is coterminous with the borough of brooklyn, which is one of the five boroughs of new york city. The stars indicate the places that are open all night. Use the pan and zoom on this index map to locate specific plates colored red in this atlas.
Additional resources for brooklyn borough, new york genealogy land records may be found in the brooklyn borough, new york genealogy land records topic page of the familysearch catalog. Borough legislators constantly complain that their concerns are ignored, and many believe that local interests are usually sacrificed for the welfare of new york county manhattan. Expand your research by checking out the new york online historical newspapers here. If the rest of new york city were to disappear, brooklyn would be the third most populous city in the. You can read about the collection or browse the entire collection. Redefined by the citys growth, changing populations, and the plans of real estate developers, new york city neighborhoods are everevolving entities.
Mcaneny had been elected manhattan borough president in 1909. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york. Manhattan often referred to by residents of the new york city area as the city, is the most. Welcome to the new york city municipal archives online gallery of over 1. I checked the 1915 ny state and the 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal censuses. Is the southernmost part of the island of manhattan and the point where new york was founded. Therand mcnally map of the borough of manhattan, the principal portion of the boroughs of bronx, brooklyn, and queens and the business district of jersey city. Land book of the borough of manhattan, city of new york title page. Map of the borough of manhattan gillin, peter, publisher. Some of the land now devoted to those offices was sold by the depieros. Description nypls holdings of real estate and fire insurance atlases dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, showing streets, blocks, tax lots, and land use classifications of new york citys five boroughs and the surrounding metropolitan area. Copies of records on fhl microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at. Original black and maroon cloth extremities worn, hinges strengthened, label removed from front cover.