Map collection, 1776-1972.

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Map collection, 1776-1972.

Collection is divided into categories including "Brooklyn, 1776-1870, Early Exploration" which contains plans of the Battle of Brooklyn and other Revolutionary War battles that took place in Brooklyn; "Brooklyn, 1871-1899"; "Brooklyn, 1900-1949"; and "Brooklyn, 1950-present." Also "Brooklyn, Prospect Park, 1870-1972," and "Brooklyn, n.d. material," which consists of miscellaneous Brooklyn maps including a ward map.

18 cubic ft.

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Brooklyn public library

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Collecting area: Brooklyn history. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457439 The Brooklyn Ephemera Collection contains a wide variety of material, mainly memorabilia, donated to the Brooklyn Public Library in the 1960s during a program conducted by the Library to encourage local interest in the history of Brooklyn. Since most of the items are unrelated, the chief value of the collection is to provide a kaleidescopic glimpse of t...