Measures Over 4 Feet in Length

"Map of Long Island", Beers, Comstock & Cline

This uncommon and detailed map of Long Island measures over 4 feet in length. It covers the region from Newark, Jersey City, and New York City east to Montauk, Gardiner's Island, and Fisher's Island. Details include cities, towns, post offices, roads, offshore islands, and more. Of particular importance is the expanding railroad network which at this time included lines to Port Jefferson, Greenport and Sag Harbor in Suffolk County. Operated by the Long Island Rail Road and the Smithtown & Port Jefferson Rail Road, these lines effectively opened the entire island to suburbanization and population growth. This migration was compounded by the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883. Issued as the featured map in Beers Atlas of Long Island, New York.

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Condition: B

Issued folding with minor toning, light staining, and several fold separations that have been archivally repaired on verso. The left and ride panels of the map were completely separated and have been skillfully reattached with archival tape.