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

Maps of New York City and State

New York City

Brooklyn

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1849
Place: New York
Publisher: Published by J.H. Colton,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-1839
Topics
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
Maps
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.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 46538975
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15002357
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88de1870-c5aa-012f-a98b-58d385a7bc34
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.

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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://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bd2b30e-6edb-81c5-e040-e00a18062164

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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 November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bd2b30e-6edb-81c5-e040-e00a18062164

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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://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bd2b30e-6edb-81c5-e040-e00a18062164

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bd2b30e-6edb-81c5-e040-e00a18062164 | title= (cartographic) 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, (1849) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

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