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Richmond Hill. (Laid out expressly for private Residences, and restricted against all nuisances.)

  • ARTIST: F. W. Beers

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Beers, Comstock & Cline, New York.

  • MEDIUM: Hand colored engraving.

    DATE: 1873

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 23 3/4 x 15 1/2" (605 x 395 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A detailed and nicely colored map from "Atlas of Long Island, New York. From recent and actual surveys and records." Many land owners names are given. Originally farmland, Richmond Hill was developed in 1860s by a wealthy lawyer named Albon P. Man. Many fine early homes remain in this residential neighborhood, yet the restriction again all nuisances is probably impossible to maintain.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with original hand coloring. Some minor spotting.

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