Collection Items
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MapMap of part of the village of Laurel Hill : about one mile from East River, situated on Newtown Creek opposite Greenpoint and Brooklyn. Cadastral map showing lot lines, lot dimensions, street widths, and block numbers. Selected buildings and ships shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Selected lots hand col. in pink watercolor. Imperfect: Fold-lined, halved, torn along left edge, annotated in lead pencil: 1856? Includes location map (inset). Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Date: 1856-01-01
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MapMap B of part of the Laurel Hill tract : situated on Newtown Creek opposite Greenpoint & Brooklyn, belonging to Augustus Rapelye Cadastral map showing lot lines, dimensions, numbers, and street widths. Imperfect: Fold-lined, torn along left edge, has newspaper cutting affixed, extensively annotated in lead pencil and ink to show lot ownership status. Includes location map (inset). Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Rapelye, Augustus - Twiss, Jos'h H. - G. Hayward Lith
- Date: 1856-01-01