Embedded Files
Online Historical Maps:
Online Historical Maps:
NYPL Collections:
Digital Collections, Staten Island Maps New York Public Library. Hundreds of historical Staten Island maps
Map Warper New York Public Library. Overlay historical Staten Island maps on a modern map to locate the position of lost farms, buildings or roads.
Staten Island Maps 1700s-1900s, from various sources
Staten Island Maps 1700s-1900s, from various sources
1770s Revolutionary War Maps of Staten Island. A collection of maps from Revolutionary War in Richmond County.
Selection from Revolutionary War maps of Staten Island.
1845 U. S. Dept. of Commerce Nautical Chart New York Bay and Harbor from NOAA.gov. Selection from the 1845 U. S. Department of Commerce Nautical Chart.
1853 Butler Map from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1853 Butler Map. Includes sketches of notable Staten Island buildings in the margins.
1867 Lloyd Map "40 Miles Around New York" from Rutgers University.
Selection from the 1867 Lloyd Map of the New York metropolitan area.
1872 Dripps Map from the David Rumsey Map Collection.
Selection from the 1872 Dripps Map of Staten Island.
1874 Beers Atlas from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1874 Beers Atlas, one of the most detailed maps of Staten Island produced.
1878 U. S. Coast Survey Map of New York Bay and Harbor from the David Rumsey Map Collection.
Selection from the 1878 U. S. Coast Survey of New York Bay and Harbor.
1882 A Geological Map of Richmond County from Staten Island and Its People.
Selection from Staten Island Geology from Annals of New York Academy of Science 1882 in SI & Its People.
1883 Staten Island Rapid Transit Map. Shows existing and proposed train lines.
Selection from the 1883 Staten Island Rapid Transit Map.
1885 Sanborn Atlas [New Brighton, Port Richmond, Tompkinsville] from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1885 Sanborn Atlas of New Brighton, Port Richmond and Tompkinsville.
1886 Map from the Illustrated Sketchbook of Staten Island at the Hathi Trust.
Selection from the Illustrated Sketchbook of Staten Island map.
1891 Bien Map from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1891 Bien map.
1896 Leng Map. Map of Staten Island (Motanucke, Monocknong, Aquehonga, Eghqueous, Staten Eylant) by Charles W. Leng, with Ye Olde Names & Nicknamesby William T. Davis. by William T. Davis.
Selection from the 1896 Leng Map.
1896 "Charles W. Leng’s Wonderful Map" Commentary from the Hidden Waters Blog on the Leng map.
1896 Ye Olde Names & Nicknames Full text of the booklet explaining Staten Island place names by William T. Davis.
1896 Drive and Bicycle Map from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1896 Drive and Bicycle Map.
1898 Sanborn Atlas [New Brighton, Port Richmond St. George, Stapleton] from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1898 Sanborn Atlas of New Brighton, Port Richmond, St. George and Stapleton.
1898 National Prohibition Park (Westerleigh) from the Library of Congress.
Selection from the National Prohibition Park Map.
1899 - Early 1900s Pier, Bulkhead and Waterline Surveys (with notations from later decades) from the Municipal Archives .
Selection from the Pier, Bulkhead and Waterline Surveys of Staten Island.
An index map to many of the surveys is here.
1900 Wilson Map from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the Wilson map of 1900 (reproduced 1932). Includes elevation contour lines.
1902 Richmond Borough Park System from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1902 Richmond Borough Park System map as recommended by the Parks Committee of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce.
1903 Rand McNally Map from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1903 Rand McNally Standard Map of the Borough of Richmond.
1906-1913 Topographical Survey of Staten Island from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1906-1913 Topographical Survey Map of Staten Island
1907 Hammond Map from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1907 Hammond Map of Staten Island.
1908 Poates Map from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1908 Poates Map of Staten Island.
1909 Map from the booklet Staten Island and Staten Islanders on the Internet Archive.
Selection from the 1909 map by the Richmond Borough Association of Women Teachers.
1910 U. S. Coastal Survey Map of New York City and Harbor on Wikimedia Commons.
Selection from the 1910 U. S. Coastal Survey Map.
1911 Williams Map from the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin.
Selection from the 1911 Williams Map.
1916 Richmond Rd. Maps in the booklet History, Story, Legend of the Old King's Highway: Now the Richmond Road. Includes description of historic sites.
Selection from one of two maps in the Legend of Kings Highway with descriptions of numbered sites.
1917 Bromley Map Volume: Wards 1, 2 & 3 North & West Staten Island from the NYPL Digital Collections.
1917 Bromley Map: Wards 4 & 5 South & East Staten Island from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selections from the highly detailed 1917 Bromley Map of Staten Island. To view lower resolution images choose "View as Book."(left) Index to maps - colored map regions are in Volume 1 Wards 1-3 and South and East areas in white map regions ore in Volume 2. For higher resolution images select "SUB-COLLECTION ATLAS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF RICHMOND, STATEN ISLAND. FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS AND ORIGINAL PLANS, BY GEORGE W. AND WALTER S. BROMLEY [1917]" and scroll across images.
1917 Sanborn [North Shore] Maps from the NYPL Digital Collections. Highly detailed fire insurance atlas.
1917 Sanborn [South Shore] Maps from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Selection from the 1917 Bromley maps.
1918 Track Map of the Trolleys of Staten Island from the NYPL Digital Collections. Selection from the 1918 Trolley map.
1924 Sectional Aerial Maps of New York City. Check Staten Island pages on the index, from the NYPL Digital Collections.
Or view the entire collection of aerial maps as a single map on the NYPL Map Warper. (Think Google Earth of 1924.)
Click map above to enlarge section numbers (left) of individual photos or view it on a layered modern map from the NYPL Map Warper (center) then zoom in on individual locations like Section 21B - St. George ferry terminal and piers. (right)
Select "View as book" to browse Staten Island sections:
20 A, B, C, D: North Shore - West
21 A, B, C, D: North Shore - East
26 A, B, C, D: Mid Island - West
27 A, B, C, D: Mid Island - East with Hoffman and Swinburne Islands
32 B, D: South Shore - West
33 A, B, C, D: South Shore - East
34 A, C: Great Kills - Shoreline
35 A, B: Tottenville, Southern Point
Selections from the 1939-1941 NYC tax photos. Most of the buildings on Staten Island were photographed from the street. Searchable by street, address and block and lot numbers. Find a photo of a business or an individual's residence by matching addresses from the 1939-1940 Staten Island phone directory to its tax photo.
Selection from the 1951 Staten Island Aerial Maps: Fresh Kills.
1951 Sectional Aerial Maps of New York City from the NYC Municipal Archives.
No. 20, Staten Island, Bayonne Bridge, Goethals Bridge, Elm Park, etc.
No. 21, Staten Island, Richmond Terrace, Tomkinsville, Silver Lake Golf Course, etc.
No. 26, Fresh Kills
No. 27, Staten Island, South Beach, Hoffman Island, Midland Beach
No. 32, Staten Island, Outerbridge Crossing, Charleston, etc.
No. 33, Staten Island, Annadale, etc
No. 34, Great Kills Park,Oakwood, Staten Island
No. 35, Tottenville, Staten Island
1969 A Study of Informal Learning [using Staten Island maps] by Robert W. Howell on the Internet Archive.
"Some 1750 sketch maps drawn in response to three sets of instructions by residents of, and commuters to, Staten Island and 138 extended interviews with residents suggest that informal learning is largely independent of formal learning. Cognitive maps which individuals form are practical instruments frequently bearing no resemblance to commercial maps of the given area. Generally, areas which are not relevant for individuals are not included on the maps. The most detailed and technically accurate maps were provided by those with a pride in the Island indicating exploration throughout the Island together with study of commercial maps. In this case, everything about the Island appears to be considered relevant, suggesting, in general, that if information is to be meaningfully absorbed it must be seen as having a direct bearing on the real life of the individual."
Two of the many hand drawn Staten Island maps from A Study of Informal Learning.
1983-1988 Staten Island street views via NYC tax photos at the NYC Municipal Archives.
Selection from the 1983-1988 NYC tax photos. Most of the building on Staten Island were photographed from the street. Searchable by street, address and block and lot numbers.
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