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Topographical map of the counties of Kings and Queens, New York

Title
Topographical map of the counties of Kings and Queens, New York / from surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling.
Author
Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888
Publication
  • New York, N.Y. : W.E. & A.A. Baker, publishers, 1859.
  • New York, N.Y. : Engraved, colored, printed & mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment.

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Additional Authors
  • W.E. & A.A. Baker, publisher.
  • H.F. Walling's Map Establishment, engraver, printer.
Description
1 map on 2 sheets : hand colored; 144 x 149 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US160.4.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Topographic maps.
  • Maps.
Note
  • General-content map of the present-day borough of Brooklyn (Kings County, New York City) and Queens County before the detachment of its eastern portion in 1898 to form Nassau County.
  • Shows incorporated cities, towns (townships), roads, rural buildings, and rural householders' names; shows street system in urban areas.
  • Prime meridian: City Hall, New York City.
  • Includes table of distances and local business directories.
  • Insets: Astoria (Newtown) -- Manhasset (N. Hempstead) -- Roslyn (North Hempstead) -- Mineola (N. Hempstead) -- East New York -- Fort Hamilton -- Flatbush -- Newtown -- Glen Cove (Oysterbay) -- Jamaica -- Ravenswood (Newtown) -- Far Rockaway (Hempstead) -- Whitestone (Flushing) -- Farmingdale (Oyster Bay) -- New Utrecht -- Norwich (Oyster Bay) -- Flushing -- Hicksville (Oyster Bay) -- Oysterbay -- Hempstead.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in A.D. 1859 by H.F. Walling in the ... Southern District of New York."
  • Hand colored to distinguish administrative areas of cities and towns (townships).
  • Printed in northern/southern segments (sheets).
Indexed In (note)
  • Library of Congress. Land ownership maps
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5962
LCCN
2013593266
OCLC
868123231
Author
Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888, creator.
Title
Topographical map of the counties of Kings and Queens, New York / from surveys under the direction of H.F. Walling.
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : W.E. & A.A. Baker, publishers, 1859.
Manufacturer
New York, N.Y. : Engraved, colored, printed & mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:40,000 (W 74°02'--W 73°26'/N 40°56'--N 40°32').
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Library of Congress. Land ownership maps, 505
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 872, column 3, row 4
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. has two copies, each divided into 6 sheets 69 x 74 cm, or smaller.
NYPL copies, imperfect: several pieces of map lacking.
Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
W.E. & A.A. Baker, publisher.
H.F. Walling's Map Establishment, engraver, printer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5962 [Filed with Long Island 1859]
Map Div. (Atlas Cases) (Walling, H. F. Topographical map of the counties of Kings and Queens, New York)
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