Statement Of Responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by H. Phelps in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern district of New York."
Acquisition: Ford Collection

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 39 x 48 cm

Abstract

Covers Brooklyn south to Greenwood Cemetery, north to Green Point, and east to the Cemetery of the Evergreens. Also covers portions of Flatbush, southern Queens and Lower Manhattan. Shows wards, ferry lines, and distances from City Hall (modernly known as Borough Hall). Oriented with north to the lower left.

Identifiers

Barcode: 33433087456277
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21637725
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 93c54660-c5aa-012f-9a99-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1863

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Brooklyn 1863" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93c54660-c5aa-012f-9a99-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1863). Map of the city of Brooklyn 1863 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93c54660-c5aa-012f-9a99-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the city of Brooklyn 1863" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93c54660-c5aa-012f-9a99-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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