Columbia Street & shore / by Ludlam. 1825.

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Columbia Street & shore / by Ludlam. 1825.

1 map : ms., col. ; on sheet 43 x 121 cm.

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Ludlam, Isaac, -1817

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Ludlam, Silas, 1806-1892.

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The Ludlam family had a long history as surveyors for the village, city, and borough of Brooklyn. Stephen Ludlam was the first, being appointed in 1809. He was followed by his son Silas in 1834, and succeeded by grandsons and great-grandsons into the 20th century. Silas Ludlam (1806-1892) was born in New York City and began working as a surveyor in Brooklyn around 1827. He surveyed farms and estates--such as those of the Duffield, Middagh, Remsen, Pierrepont, and Jackson families--a...