About This Item


  • TitleMap of Jamaica Bay, 1797.
  • Call NumberMAP_1797-01-01
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Maps collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryMap of Jamaica Bay surveyed by William M. Stewart, 1797. Copy certified by New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor, Edward A. Bond, 1903. Depicts shoreline and main roads. Oriented with north toward the top.
  • Date1797
  • Formatcartographicstill image
  • Physical Description1 map : black & white ; 10.5 x 8.75 in.
  • Genremaps (documents)
  • CreatorStewart, William M.
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • CollectionBrooklyn Maps collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Jamaica Bay (N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.