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IMAGE: Map of Burial Ground
This map closeup is among the earliest known to document existence of the African Burial Ground, notated as "Negros Buriel Ground." The map, titled Maerschalk's Plan of New York, was completed in 1755. The map is orientated with north at the bottom, and marks the estimated 6.6 acre extent of the Burial Ground. The northeast quadrant represents the leather tanneries, labeled "tan yards," and Orange Street leading to Collect Pond, labeled "fresh." A line runs across the map's center, labeled "Palisades," the wall that marked City limits. More streets are visible to the southeast, including "Road to Boston," and George Street.CAPTION: Map of burial ground, 1755.CREDIT: Library of Congress
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IMAGE: Map of Burial Ground This map closeup is among the earliest known to document existence of the African Burial Ground, notated as "Negros Buriel Ground." The map, titled Maerschalk's Plan of New York, was completed in 1755. The map is orientated with north at the bottom, and marks the estimated 6.6 acre extent of the Burial Ground. The northeast quadrant represents the leather tanneries, labeled "tan yards," and Orange Street leading to Collect Pond, labeled "fresh." A line runs across the map's center, labeled "Palisades," the wall that marked City limits. More streets are visible to the southeast, including "Road to Boston," and George Street.CAPTION: Map of burial ground, 1755.CREDIT: Library of Congress
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