New York and Brooklyn [ca. 1872]

Map No. NYC-1872.Fl

Covers the entirety of Manhattan also covers Governor’s Island, Wards Island, Blackwells Island, and Ellis Island as well as portions of southern Queens, the South Bronx, Jersey City, and Hoboken. Covers Brooklyn north from the Atlantic Basin to Greenpoint and east to Prospect Park. Shows wards, ferry lines, and elevated railroads. Extracted from unknown atlas. “Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1872 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.” Includes decorative border and inset continuation map. Inset continuation map: Northern portion of New York City and County. “20”–Upper right margin.

Genre
Map
Size
31 × 49 cm
Creator
Mitchell, S. Augustus,
Rights
Public Domain
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Publisher
Brooklyn Historical Society
Citation
New York and Brooklyn; [ca. 1872], Map Collection, NYC-1872.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Scale
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