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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

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Title
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
Names
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893 (Creator)
Stiles, Sherman & Smith (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Brooklyn

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1851
Place: New York
Publisher: J. H. Colton
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 11-409
Topics
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith.
Content: Oriented with north to the lower left.
Content: Scale [ca. 1:9,600]. 800 feet pr. inch.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : col. ; 80 x 110 cm., each sheet 86 x 59 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 757559405
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19334240
Barcode: 33433087455766
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5a0b460-376e-013b-19b2-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1800: Creator Born
  • 1851: Issued
  • 1893: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c49401b3-4502-6126-e040-e00a18063cbd

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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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c49401b3-4502-6126-e040-e00a18063cbd

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1851). Map of the city of Brooklyn, as laid out by commissioners and confirmed by acts of the legislature of the state of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c49401b3-4502-6126-e040-e00a18063cbd

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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