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Guide to the Brooklyn Maps Collection, 1666-2002 Brooklyn Public Library Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 Contact: Brooklyn Collection Phone: 718.230.2762 Fax: 718.857.2245 Email: [email protected] www.bklynlibrary.org Finding aid prepared by Diana Bowers-Smith Copyright © 2016 Brooklyn Public Library. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Creator: Various Title: Brooklyn Maps Collection Date Span: 1666 - 2002 Abstract: A collection of maps depicting Brooklyn, New York City, and Long Island. Quantity: 429 maps Location: Brooklyn Collection Flat File Repository: Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection Scope and Content Note This collection contains maps of Brooklyn, New York City, and Long Island spanning the years 1666 to 2002. The maps were acquired from various sources and at various times. They vary considerably in coverage and style. Some features to be found on maps within this collection include topography, local landmarks, businesses, schools, demographic information, and transit information. This finding aid covers those maps in the collection which have been catalogued. New maps will continue to be added as they are acquired and catalogued. Restrictions Access Restrictions Collection is located in the Brooklyn Collection at the Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza. The collection may only be used in the library and is not available through interlibrary loan. Use Restrictions While many items in the Brooklyn Collection are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The borrower assumes all responsibility for copyright questions. Access Points Subject Topics: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)—Maps New York (N.Y.)--Maps New York Metropolitan Area—Maps Roads--New York Metropolitan Area--Maps Local transit--New York (State)--New York—Maps Subways--New York (State)--New York--Maps Administrative Information Provenance This is a compilation collection acquired from various sources. Preferred Citation This collection should be cited as the Maps Collection, Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection. Arrangement Guide to the Maps Collection 2 of 89 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection The collection is arranged chronologically. Parks and cemeteries have their own section. Undated maps are found at the end of the chronological arrangement. Drawer 1: 1666-1835 Identifier Title Coverage Date Coverage spatial Description Creator Size (W temporal x H) 1666.01.01 A Platt of ye Situation of the 1666 [later Brooklyn Map showing early 17th. Century towns, Cox Hubbard 9.75" x Towns & places on ye Wester copy] primitive map sketched by hand. 8.5" End of Long Island to Facsimile of original in state library. Hempsted. 1766.01.02 Plan of the Village of 1766- [later Nassau, Long Island, Color. Shows main roads, ferries, Ratzer, B., Lieut. in 16.25" x Brooklyn and part of Long 1767 copy] Brooklyn, Manhattan, waterways, farms, and landowners' His Majesty's 60th 11" Island Governor's Island names. or Royal American Regiment (Surveyed by) 1766.02.02 Plan of the City of New York 1766- 1854 Brooklyn, Queens, Black and white. Scene of harbor at Ratzer, B. (Lieut. in 16.5" x in North America 1767 Manhattan, New bottom. From Valentine's manual, 1854. His Majesty's 60th 21.25" Jersey, Long Island, of Royal American Nassau Reg.) 1775.01.01 Sketch of General Grant's [1775- 1794 Long Island, Photocopy of fold-out map from History 10.25" x Positions on Long Island 1783] Brooklyn, Manhattan of the American War by C. Stedman. 16" 1775.01.02 Sketch of General Grant's [1775- 1794 Long Island, Photocopy of fold-out map from History 10.25" x Positions on Long Island 1783] Brooklyn, Manhattan of the American War by C. Stedman. 16" 1775.02.01 Map of Brooklyn at the time of [1775- 1858 Brooklyn, Manhattan, Copy made for D.T. Valentine's Manual, Johnson, Jeremiah 20.5" x the Revolutionary War 1786] New York, Long 1858. Black and white. Shows roads, (Gen.) 15.5" Island, Governor's houses, estates, bridges, forts, ponds, Island creeks, etc. Text along the bottom describes the ships of war involved in the battles. 1775.03.01 From General Carrington's 1776 n.d. New York City and Revolutionary war map. Two pages-- General 9.125" x Battle Maps and Charts of the New Jersey one is New York, one is New Jersey. Carrington/A.S. 5.75" American Revolution Barnes & Co., publishers 1776.01.01 An Historical Map of the 1776 [mid Brooklyn Shows troop movements and 17" x Battle of Brooklyn 20th encampments, town names, and 14" c.?] folkloric events relating to the Revolutionary War. Features are Guide to the Maps Collection 3 of 89 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection represented in stick figure cartoons, lines, and "X" marks for roads, troop movement and town boundaries. Useful teaching aid. No historically accurate use is appropriate. 1776.02.01 Plan of the Battle of Brooklyn, 1776 1870 Brooklyn, Manhattan, Black and white. Directional of true Stiles, S. Edward 18" x August 27th, 1776. Queens, Long Island North given. Recreation of (Drawn by) 19.5" Revolutionary War-houses and troop movements over the entire county. Very similar to map 1776.10.01. 1776.02.02 Plan of the Battle of Brooklyn, 1776 1870 Brooklyn, Manhattan, Color. Directional of true North given. Stiles, S. Edward 20" x August 27th, 1776. Queens, Long Island Recreation of Revolutionary War- (Drawn by) 19" houses and troop movements over the entire county. Very similar to map 1776.10.01. 1776.03.01 A Plan of New York Island, 1776 1865 New York Island, Black and white. American and British Faden, William 11.25" x Staten Island & East New Staten Island, East Troop movements and defenses. (Successor to the 14" Jersey, with particular New Jersey, Bronx, Shows activity in Brooklyn, Flatbush, late Mr. Ts. description of the Manhattan, Long Flatlands and Bedford in 1776. Jeffreys, engagement on the woody Island, Queens, Originally engraved and published by Geographer to the heights of Long Island, Brooklyn, Flatbush, William Faden (Successor to the late King) between Flatbush and Flatlands, Bedford Mr. Ts. Jeffreys, Geographer to the Brooklyn, on the 27th of King), Charing Cross, London. August 1776 between His Majesty's Forces Commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent Disposition of both Armies. 1776.04.01 The Campaign of 1776 1776 1878 Long Island, Color. Shows military positions in Riepe, G. 11" x around New York and Brooklyn, Governor's Brooklyn and New York in 1776. 9.5" Brooklyn Island, Red Hook, Flatbush 1776.05.01 Plan of the Battle of Long 1776 1878 Long Island, Black and white. American and British Johnston, Henry P. 21" x Island and of the Brooklyn Brooklyn, Flatbush, Troop movements and defenses. (compiled by) 26.5" defences, August 27th, 1776 Flatlands, Bedford, Shows activity in Brooklyn, Flatbush, Governor's Island Flatlands and Bedford in 1776. Red star affixed in middle is labeled in blue ink, "Ingersoll Bldg., Bklyn. Pub. Lib." Guide to the Maps Collection 4 of 89 Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection 1776.06.01 Plan of Fort Green, and Line [1776] 1856 Brooklyn, Fort Black and white. Very small area Hayward, G. 16" x of Intrenchments, from the Greene, Gowanus depicted. (copied fom original 19.25" Wallabout to Gowanus Creek. by Lieut. James Gadsden of the Engineers by) 1776.07.01 Plan of the Positions and 1776 1869 Long Island, Black and white. North directional Field, T.W. 21.5" x Movements of the British and Governor's Island, shown. Roads and meadowlands of 20" American Army on the 26th & New York, 1869. Many old roads. Hatchings for 27th of August 1776 on Long Manhattan, Brooklyn, various topological features. Island Flatbush, Red Hook 1776.08.01 A Plan of the Environs of 1776 Brooklyn, Manhattan, Color photocopy. Shows the original Sproule, Geo. 23" x Brooklyn, Showing the New York, Long hills and watercourses of South (Lieut. of the 16th 18.5" Position of the Rebel Lines Island, Governor's Brooklyn as well as roads, wooded Regiment of Foot and Defenses Island areas, some field boundaries, marshes, Assist Engineer) and fortifications. 1776.09.01 Plan of New York Island & 1776 [later Brooklyn See title - Major towns & roads are W. Kemble 6" x Part of Long Island: Showing copy-- shown. Minor topographic detail is 9.125" the Positions of the American mayb given; Swamps, Bluffs, & Waterways. & British Armies before, at, & e from after the Engagement on The a Heights. August 27th, 1776. book? ] 1776.10.01 Map of the Battle of Brooklyn 1776 Brooklyn Map shows Brooklyn w/battle lines, 8.5" x [August lines of marches, roads, towns, & Inset 11.125" 27] of Brooklyn Heights, with a detailed look at the British Lines. Very similar to maps 1776.02.01 and 1776.02.02. 1777.01.01 Map of Queens, Kings, & 1777 1903 Brooklyn, Queens, Diagram depicting major towns & 10.5" x Richmond Counties, 1777. [Sept Richmond county, routes, shore outline, sections of 8.75" 4] New Jersey present-day NJ; major towns & neighborhoods are shown. State Library. 1778.01.01 Part of the City of New York & 1778 Manhattan, New Photostat. Black and white. Portion of Wester, Theodore 20.5" x Part of Long Island York, Long Island, Brookland Parrish. Brooklyn (labeled (author and 18" Brooklyn, Governor's Brookland) Ferry. Some topographical printer?) Island features. From the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 1781.01.01 A Map of the Environs of 1781 Brooklyn, Manhattan, Photocopy. Black and white. Skinner, Andrew 16.5" x Brooklyn New York, Long Directional given for true South 22.75" Island, Governor's "Magnetick Meridian." Coverage to Island Brooklyn boundaries.
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