About This Item


  • TitleThe Narrows to Jamaica Bay, Coney Island North to Brooklyn.
  • Call NumberMAP_1890-03-01
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Maps collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryTopographical map of Brooklyn with contour lines, marshes. etc. Indicates streets, railway lines, parks and towns. Includes nautical soundings and lines of latitude and longitude. Jamaica Bay is shown in detail. Original map: Copyrighted by Julius Bien & Co., 1890, reprinted: copyright 2005, Maps of the Past, Inc. ... www.historicmapsrestored.com.
  • Date1890
  • Formatcartographicstill image
  • Physical Description1 map : color ; 23 x 34.5 in.
  • Genremaps (documents)nautical charts
  • Creator[unknown]
  • PublisherMaps of the Past Inc.
  • SubjectBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Maps ; Waterfronts--New York (State)--New York ; Jamaica Bay (N.Y.)--Maps
  • CollectionBrooklyn Maps collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)Jamaica Bay (N.Y.)Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.