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  • TitleMap of the City of Brooklyn as laid out and confirmed by A.G. Hammond, L. Cheever and J. Tiffany, Commissioners appointed under and Act of the Legislature of the State of New York. Oriented with north toward bottom.
  • Call NumberMAP_1839-01-01
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Maps collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryLarge composite map of Brooklyn in four sections. Negative photocopy. Shows street grid, water (bays, rivers, streams) with depth indications, parks and cemeteries. Engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith.
  • Date1839
  • Formatcartographicstill image
  • Physical Description1 map : black & white ; 36 x 50 in.
  • Genremaps (documents)negatives (photographs)photocopies
  • CreatorStoddard, John S.; Hammond, A.G.; Cheever, S.; Tiffany, J.
  • PublisherJ.H. Colton & Co.
  • SubjectBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Maps ; Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)--Maps ; New York (N.Y.)--Maps
  • CollectionBrooklyn Maps collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)New York (N.Y.)Williamsburg (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.