Extending from the tip of Manhattan as far north as 42nd Street, this large-scale Map of the City of New York of 1850 identifies by means of symbols and a key the city’s churches, schools, hotels, public buildings, parks, cemeteries and other places of interest.
It is also one closely associated with New York’s firefighting service. The locations of each of the engine, hose and hook-and-ladder houses are shown, and the city is clearly divided into numbered fire districts by bold red lines.