File:The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings (1913) (19779608733).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(1,572 × 1,044 pixels, file size: 884 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description
English:
Leggett's Lane, the Bronx, New York City

Title: The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings
Identifier: boroughofbronx161913cook (find matches)
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-
Subjects:
Publisher: New York, The author
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council - METRO

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
OAK POINT 87 her own treasure but also three hundred and eighty thousand pounds which had been transferred from the Mercury; another British vessel. Numerous futile attempts have been made since 1818 to recover the treasure, and over a quarter of a million dollars have been sunk in the endeavors. In 1819 her guns and upper sheathing were brought to light. One treasure-seeker unearthed from the wreck fifteen guineas, a number of relics, including some beer mugs, inscribed "George III. Rex." and a cannon now in the museum of Worcester, Mass. Copper rivets of the prisoners' mana-
Text Appearing After Image:
Leggett's Lane cles, projectiles, and parts of the ship's woodwork have also been found. Finally Secretary Gresham of the New York State Depart- ment exploded the myth of the lost treasure. He examined closely the report of the Admiralty Office and the logs of the Hussar and the Mercury, but found no mention of any treasure. A report of Fletcher Betts, an officer of the Hussar, was discovered which stated that there had been twenty thousand pounds in gold on the Hussar, but that two days before the disaster the money had been delivered to the Commissary General at New York; Betts himself having assisted in the transfer. Near the Longwood Club House at Southern Boulevard and

Note About Images

Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Date
Source

https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/19779608733/

Author Internet Archive Book Images
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail.
Volume
InfoField
1913
Flickr tags
InfoField
  • bookid:boroughofbronx161913cook
  • bookyear:1913
  • bookdecade:1910
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Cook_Harry_Tecumseh_1873_
  • bookauthor:Kaplan_Nathan_Julius_1887_
  • bookpublisher:New_York_The_author
  • bookcontributor:New_York_Botanical_Garden_LuEsther_T_Mertz_Library
  • booksponsor:Metropolitan_New_York_Library_Council_METRO
  • bookleafnumber:101
  • bookcollection:newyorkstatenaturalhistory
  • bookcollection:NY_Botanical_Garden
  • bookcollection:biodiversity
  • BHL Collection
  • BHL Consortium
Flickr posted date
InfoField
8 August 2015


Licensing

[edit]
This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as:
  1. The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
  2. The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions;
  3. The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or
  4. The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions.

More information can be found at https://flickr.com/commons/usage/.

Please add additional copyright tags to this image if more specific information about copyright status can be determined. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Internet Archive Book Images at https://flickr.com/photos/126377022@N07/19779608733. It was reviewed on 22 September 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the No known copyright restrictions.

22 September 2015

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current18:33, 21 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 18:33, 21 September 20151,572 × 1,044 (884 KB)Fæ (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{information |description={{en|1=<br> '''Title''': The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings<br> '''Identifier''': boroughofbronx161913cook ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:The_borough_of_the_Bronx,_1639-1913;_its_marvelous_development_and_historical_surroundings_(1913)_(19779608733).jpg&oldid=610111706"