Photoengraved and colored U.S. Geological Survey topographical map of the Brooklyn Quadrangle: colored brown and blue throughout; upper left corner "U.S. Geological Survey / Charles D. Walcott, Director;" upper mid-center "TOPOGRAPHY;" upper right corner "NEW YORK / BROOKLYN QUADRANGLE;" at upper left is the East River; at top center is Harlem; at left center is Brooklyn; at right center is Jamaica; at lower left are Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach; at lower center is Rockaway Beach; at lower right is "Bay of Far Rockaway;" bottom third of map is empty; topographer information on lower left corner; scale 1/62500 in mid-lower edge; and "Edition of Feb. 1900 Reprinted Mar. 1903" on lower left corner; on back side is "Description of the Topographical Map of the United States" with text and a graphics legend.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
United States Geological Survey
Date made
Mar 1903
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Map 22b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
20 in
Width
16-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 20 in. (41.9 x 50.8 cm)
Material
Paper (wove), ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is brittle, has tears along all edges; has 11 1/4-inch horizontal tear in center of left side; small pieces of paper missing throughout edges.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28B