unbound
1867 · New York
by STILES, S. Edward
New York: Henry R. Stiles, 1867. unbound. very good(+). Map. Lithograph. 18 1/2" x 18". Rare map of Brooklyn showing the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776. Published in Henry R. Stiles' History of the City of Brooklyn in 1867 and drawn by his brother, Samuel Edward Stiles. Shows the locations of forts and roads in Brooklyn from what is now Brooklyn Heights to Coney Island and the Atlantic Ocean. The map is surrounded by 4 views, They Wynant Bennett House, the British Look-Out Tree, Brower's Mill, and Howard's Half-Way House, and 2 smaller maps, Plan of the Cemetery of the Evergreens, and British Lines of Occupation. Very intricate. Hard to find. (Inventory #: 287618)