Hand-colored Manuscript Map of the East River, New York City, circa 1780

Original hand-colored manuscript map depicting creeks feeding into the East River, focusing on the Rutgers, James Street, and Cherry Street areas of New York City. The map, a circa 1780 copy of a 1744 original by Evert Bancker, shows the Jewish Burial Ground (Shearith Israel's "first cemetery"), the Commons, and a drawing of the gibbet used in the 1742 execution of John Hughson, Sarah Hughson, and Margaret Kerry. The map measures 16x20 inches and includes minor, acid-free repairs on the back. It details the geographic features and historical events of early New York City.

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Subjects

• Maps
• New York (N.Y.)--Maps
• New York (N.Y.)--History

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 5, Folder 4