Map of Herkimer County, New York / - Public domain map
Summary
The northern half of the map shows numbered survey tracts, some with owner's name; the southern half shows rural buildings and householders' names. The city insets show building coverage, lot/tract lines, and owners' names.
Relief shown by hachures.
Hand colored to emphasize town (township) boundaries and areas.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1857 by R.F. O'Connor in the ... Southern District of New York."
Originally printed on 4 sheets with outlines different from the present 4 sheets.
LC copy imperfect: Brittle, shellacked, the 2 southern sheets halved to enable folding, water-stained on cloth backing.
LC Land ownership maps, 501
Includes local business directories, 6 insets of urban places (including Herkimer and Little Falls), vignettes of prominent buildings, and bust of President G. Washington (in compass rose).