Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Phelps & Watson, publisher.
2. Lang & Laing Lith., printer.

Description

1. 1 map : hand colored; 55 x 75 cm, sheet 69 x 90 cm

Subject

1. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Maps
2. Maps

Genre/Form

1. Maps.

Call number

1. Map Div. 18-784

Note

1. Oriented with north at lower left corner.
2. Covers the city of Brooklyn north from 60th St. to Green Point and east to the Cemetery of the Evergreens. Minimally details portions of New Utrecht, Flatbush, and New Lots. Also covers Governor's Island and portions of southern Queens and Lower Manhattan. Shows wards, ferry lines, railroads, fire districts, and distances from City Hall (modernly known as Borough Hall).
3. Includes decorative border, and radial distances from Brooklyn City Hall in 1/2 miles.
4. Also includes population stats 1810 - 1860.
5. Vignettes: [Fulton Ferry] -- The City Hall, N.Y. -- The City Hall, Brooklyn -- Brooklyn & New York -- Marine Hospital

Indexed in (note)

1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Title

1. Phelp's new map of the city of Brooklyn and environs.

Publisher

1. No. 18 Beekman St., N.Y. : Phelps & Watson, 1861

Manufacturer

1. 117 Fulton St., N.Y. : Lang & Laing, 1861

Cartographic data

1. Scale approximately 1:22,000 (W 74°01ʹ38ʺ--W 73°55ʹ09ʺ/N 40°44ʹ25ʺ--N 40°38ʹ26ʺ).

Type of content

1. cartographic image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Indexed in:

1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 2, page 142, column 2, row 3

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Place of publication

1. United States New York (State) New York City.

Added author

1. Phelps & Watson, publisher.
2. Lang & Laing Lith., printer.

Research call number

1. Map Div. 18-784