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| Keywords: 1886 Dripps Map of Hoboken and Jersey City, New Jersey - Geographicus - HobokenJerseyCity-dripps-1886.jpg A map of exceeding rarity This is the only known example of Matthew Dripps' pocket map of Jersey City and Hoboken While this map is undated the combination of the map's attribution printing style and the inclusion of certain geographic features such as the Statue of Liberty firmly date it to 1885 - 1887 period Covers Jersey City and Hoboken from North Bergen and the Elysian Fields of Weehawken south to Bayonne Bounded on the west by the Hackensack River and on the east by New York Bay and the Hudson River Identifies various streets canals parks reservoirs train lines tunnels ferry lines and important public buildings We have been unable to locate a single example of this map in any major collection or cartobibliography Published by Matthew Dripps from his 111 Fulton Street office in New York City 1886 undated Size in 23 36 object history credit line accession number HobokenJerseyCity-dripps-1886 Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of New Jersey 1886 maps | ||||
