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

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. Hand colored to distinguish administrative areas of cities and towns (townships). Prime meridian: City Hall, New York City. "Entered according to Act of Congress in A.D. 1859 by H.F. Walling in the. Southern District of New York." Printed in northern/southern segments (sheets). 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

Date

1859

Mapmaker / publisher

Walling, Henry Francis; W.E. & A.A. Baker; H.F. Walling'S Map Establishment

Place

Brooklyn, New York City

Archive

Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)

Type

map

Original size

18,186 × 17,876 pixels

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