Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These survey maps were made for landholders, for partitioning of land, and for disposition of as yet unappropriated lands.
Most maps depict areas of eastern upstate New York; some show lands bordering on or within Vermont. The maps generally provide:
name, location, or number of the town, tract, patent, or Indian reservation surveyed; lot boundaries and dimensions; lot numbers;
names of landholders (sometimes); waterways; and the number of acres in area surveyed (sometimes).
Creator:
Title:
Maps of lands in New York and Vermont
Quantity:
4 cubic feet
116 maps
Inclusive Dates:
1736-1822
Bulk Dates:
1760-1790
Series Number:
A4011