This is a faithful color reproduction of the Atlas of Essex County, New Jersey , originally published in 1881 by E. Robinson of New York, compiled from actual surveys and official records under the supervision of civil engineer Roger H. Pidgeon and engraved by A.H. Mueller of Philadelphia. Reproduced in full color from the original plates, this atlas documents Essex County at the height of its late-nineteenth-century growth. Its detailed plate maps show individual property owners, lot lines, street layouts, rail lines, and ward boundaries across the county's cities, villages, and townships. Coverage includes: Cities: Newark and Orange - Villages: South Orange, Irvington, and Short Hills - Townships: East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Clinton, Montclair, Bloomfield, Belleville, Franklin, Caldwell, Livingston, and Millburn - Outline maps of the county and the City of Newark For genealogists and local historians, the named property owners on these plates make the atlas an invaluable tool for tracing family residences, reconstructing neighborhoods, and confirming land holdings during this period.