FLATBUSH. TOWN OF FLATBUSH KINGS CO. L.I.

F. W. Beers

Flatbush. Town of Flatbush Kings Co. L.I.

Hand colored engraving. 1873.
Paper size 15 5/8 x 23 7/8 (39.7 x 60.7 cm)
Good condition save for some short repaired tears along paper edges. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 48363
Price: $175.00
Publisher : Published by Beers, Comstock & Cline, New York. A detailed map from "Atlas of Long Island, New York. From recent and actual surveys and records." Many land owners names are given. It depicts the town of Flatbush, which was settled in 1652 as one of the six original Brooklyn towns. The name is derived from the Dutch 'vlackebos', which means 'wooded plain.' This neighborhood was also the home of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers played from 1915 to 1957. Prospect Park is a main feature of the map. Maps