Author : Long Island Historical Society
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266795032
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (95 download)
Book Synopsis Catalogue Manuscripts, Excerpta, Prints and Maps, Available As Material for a History of the Borough of Brooklyn by : Long Island Historical Society
Download or read book Catalogue Manuscripts, Excerpta, Prints and Maps, Available As Material for a History of the Borough of Brooklyn written by Long Island Historical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue Manuscripts, Excerpta, Prints and Maps, Available as Material for a History of the Borough of Brooklyn: Compiled by the Order of the Committee Appointed by the Long Island Historical Society, 1909 The delineation of a map, representing the original lines of the first plantations, farms, sites of villages, and building plots, with their metes and bounds, as described in the letters patent and extant deeds, granted and issued under the sanc tion of the successwe directors-general and councils of New Netherland, 1636-167 4, together with the cartographic out lines of the traversed roads and Indian paths, extending across the territor}7 now lying within the bounds of the Bor ough of Brooklyn, has recentl}7 been undertaken. Two other maps, one exhibiting some of the subdivisions of the early farms, and a second, drawn to the same scale as the others, representing the lines of the present avenues, streets, and roads within the limits of the Borough of Brooklyn, which, being outlined on vellum, can be superposed upon the others in order to exhibit the situation of the original plantations, farms, sites of the villages, and building plots, will also be delineated hereafter as contemplated by the committee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
