Map of the Great Fire of 1776
Based on Bernard Ratzer's Plan, surveyed in 1767 and published in January 1776, before the fire of September.
This map shows the burned area in the Great Fire of September 21, 1776 painted on a copy of the plan engraved by T. Kitchin published John Hinton in London and copyright by by Jefferys & Faden in January 12, 1776. It is based on the Bernard Ratzer's survey of 1767. Source: New York Public Library. The red paint, indicating the burned area, was made at an unknown time.
The fire started a few days after British troops occupied New York City, during the Independence War, on the eastern side of Broadway, near Whitehall Slip. The wind fire swept up the east side of Broadway and crossed the street after Bowling Green. The Trinity Church, its charity school, and the Lutheran Church were among the many buildings destroyed. A number of citizens saved the St. Paul's Chapel, extinguishing the hakes of fire as they fell on the temple. The British attributed the fire to incendiaries, and some two hundred persons were arrested upon suspicion and incarcerated.
Another map of the fire published in 1880.
Map of the Great Fire of 1776
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