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| Keywords: 1867 Stiles Map of Brooklyn, New York City, New York - Geographicus - BrooklynBattle-stiles-1867.jpg An extremely attractive decorative plan of Brooklyn New York drawn in 1867 by Samuel Edward Stiles Designed for Stiles ™ important History of Brooklyn this rare map attempted to illustrate August 27th 1776 Revolutionary War Battle of Brooklyn This was the first major battle in the American Revolutionary War and predicated the British Capture of New York City Color coded to show troop movements forts and roadways Surrounded by six decorative vignettes including an inset of the British Lanes of Occupation form 1776 to 1783 Howard ™s Half Way House a Plan of the Cemetery of the Evergreens Brower ™s Mill at Gowanns the British Lookout Tree in Evergreen Cemetery and the Wynant Bennet House 23rd Street and Third Ave Drawn by Edward Stiles and engraved by Charles Hart of 99 Fulton Street New York 1867 undated Size in 18 19 object history credit line accession number BrooklynBattle-stiles-1867 Stiles S E <i>History of the City of Brooklyn Vol 1</i> page 250 Geographicus-source PD-art Battle of Long Island Old maps of Brooklyn New York City 1867 maps Brooklyn Old maps of the American Revolution | ||||
