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

Title

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

Names

• Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888.
• W.E. & A.A. Baker.
• H.F. Walling's Map Establishment.

Created / Published

• New York : W.E. & A.A. Baker, publishers, 1859.
• New York : Engraved, colored, printed & mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment.

Headings

• -  Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
• -  Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
• -  Nassau County (N.Y.)--Maps
• -  Landowners--New York (State)--New York--Maps
• -  Landowners--New York (State)--Kings County--Maps
• -  Landowners--New York (State)--Queens County--Maps
• -  Landowners--New York (State)--Nassau County--Maps
• -  Cities and towns--New York (State)--Queens County--Maps
• -  Cities and towns--New York (State)--Nassau County--Maps
• -  Kings County (N.Y.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps
• -  Queens County (N.Y.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps
• -  Nassau County (N.Y.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps
• -  Astoria (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
• -  Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
• -  Flushing (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
• -  Hempstead (N.Y.)--Maps
• -  United States--New York (State)--Brooklyn (New York)
• -  United States--New York (State)--Queens (New York)
• -  United States--New York (State)--Nassau County (N.Y.)
• -  United States--New York (State)--New York
• -  United States--New York (State)--Kings County
• -  United States--New York (State)--Queens County
• -  United States--New York (State)--Astoria (New York)
• -  United States--New York (State)--Jamaica (New York)
• -  United States--New York (State)--Flushing (New York)
• -  United States--New York (State)--Hempstead (N.Y.)

Genre

• Maps
• Topographic maps

Notes

• -  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).
• -  LC copy imperfect: The 8 original sheets were conjoined to form a single sheet (wall map), later halved, mounted on cloth backing, both sheets thirded to enable folding, brittle.
• -  LC Land ownership maps, 505
• -  Includes table of distances and local business directories.
• -  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 (Oyster Bay) -- Flushing -- Hicksville (Oyster Bay) -- Oysterbay -- Hempstead.

Medium

• 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 144 x 149 cm, sheets 76 x 156 cm, folded to 52 x 76 cm and 53 x 76 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

• G3804.N4:3B8 1859 .W3

Repository

• Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804n.la000505

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2013593266

Online Format

• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2013593266

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