Map of the city of Brooklyn, as laid out by commissioners, and confirmed by acts of the Legislature of the state of New York : made from actual surveys, the farm lines and names of original owners, being accurately drawn from authentic sources, containing also a map of the Village of Williamsburgh, and part of the city of New-York : compiled from accurate surveys & documents and showing the true relative position of all
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Map of the city of Brooklyn, as laid out by commissioners, and confirmed by acts of the Legislature of the state of New York : made from actual surveys, the farm lines and names of original owners, being accurately drawn from authentic sources, containing also a map of the Village of Williamsburgh, and part of the city of New-York : compiled from accurate surveys & documents and showing the true relative position of all
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Brooklyn
Names
Stiles, Sherman & Smith (Engraver)
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893 (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1849
Place: New York
Publisher: Published by J.H. Colton,
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-1839
Subjects
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
Landowners -- New York (State) -- New York
Real property -- New York (State) -- New York
Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.) -- Maps
Genres
Notes
Content: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1839, by J.H. Colton at the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Shows ward boundaries.
Content: Includes note.
Statement Of Responsibility: engraved by S. Stiles Sherman & Smith.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 79 x 110 cm., sheets 86 x 59 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 46538975
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15002357
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88de1870-c5aa-012f-a98b-58d385a7bc34
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1849
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Brooklyn, as laid out by commissioners, and confirmed by acts of the Legislature of the state of New York : made from actual surveys, the farm lines and names of original owners, being accurately drawn from authentic sources, containing also a map of the Village of Williamsburgh, and part of the city of New-York : compiled from accurate surveys & documents and showing the true relative position of all" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88de1870-c5aa-012f-a98b-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1849). Map of the city of Brooklyn, as laid out by commissioners, and confirmed by acts of the Legislature of the state of New York : made from actual surveys, the farm lines and names of original owners, being accurately drawn from authentic sources, containing also a map of the Village of Williamsburgh, and part of the city of New-York : compiled from accurate surveys & documents and showing the true relative position of all Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88de1870-c5aa-012f-a98b-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Brooklyn, as laid out by commissioners, and confirmed by acts of the Legislature of the state of New York : made from actual surveys, the farm lines and names of original owners, being accurately drawn from authentic sources, containing also a map of the Village of Williamsburgh, and part of the city of New-York : compiled from accurate surveys & documents and showing the true relative position of all" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/88de1870-c5aa-012f-a98b-58d385a7bc34
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