Current map with location of pond
Sanitary Topographical Map, 1865
Map, 1807
Map, 1797
Map, 1766 Detailed view
Map, 1755 
Detailed view
Located at the site of present-day Columbus Park, Collect Pond supplied early NYC's water until it became polluted during the late 18th century. The above maps chronicle (in reverse, from top to bottom) the location of the pond, with and without it. The site of the pond is indicated by a translucent rectangle, from map to map. The following links reveal historical articles that are relevant to the pond's history:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA071EF93E5F15738DDDA90B94D8415B8184F0D3&scp=20&sq=collect%20pond%20manhattan&st=cse
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40B1FFA3F5C11738DDDAF0994D8415B8885F0D3&scp=28&sq=collect%20pond%20manhattan&st=cse
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