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Title: Map of land in the eighth ward of the city of Brooklyn belonging to the heirs of Leffert Bergen dec

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Dates

  • Issued: 1882
  • Coverage: 1882
  • Coverage: 1882 to 1882

Summary

Extent: 1 map

Abstract: Manuscript property sale map of a portion of the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, showing streets and the property lines of parcels, built on land that had been a portion of Bergen family farmland inherited by Leffert Bergen (1789-1856). Coverage area extends from Upper Bay southeast to 3rd Avenue, and from 52nd Street south to 55th Street. Almost half of the map is devoted to seaside property below the high water mark. Shows "Pier Line as Report of Commissioners May 5th 1875" and "Bulkhead Line of April 17th 1857." Mounted on linen and intended to be rolled and tied.

Notes: Oriented with north to the upper left.

Scale determined from property dimensions given on map.

Scale approximately 1:960

Subjects

  • New York (State)
  • Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York
  • Brooklyn
  • Sunset Park
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Waterfronts
  • Real property
  • Real property, Exchange of
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-74.03,-74.02,40.66,40.64)

Provider

Michigan State University

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Citation

Ludlam, Silas, 1806-1892, Stuchfield, Seles B., Bergen family. Map of land in the eighth ward of the city of Brooklyn belonging to the heirs of Leffert Bergen dec. https://d.lib.msu.edu/maps/51

Format

Mixed

Languages

  • eng