"[...]winter upon some broken Marshes and Beaches or bars of sand before mentioned, and might be easily got were there some skilful men would undertake it." Prime (1845) mentions the "remarkable fact in the natural history of this small territory, that of all the land-birds belonging to the United States, either as resident or migratory, two thirds of them are to be found on Long Island; of the water-birds a still larger proportion." It is estimated that at the time of its discovery representatives of thirteen different ...
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"[...]winter upon some broken Marshes and Beaches or bars of sand before mentioned, and might be easily got were there some skilful men would undertake it." Prime (1845) mentions the "remarkable fact in the natural history of this small territory, that of all the land-birds belonging to the United States, either as resident or migratory, two thirds of them are to be found on Long Island; of the water-birds a still larger proportion." It is estimated that at the time of its discovery representatives of thirteen different Indian tribes occupied Long Island. The region of Kings County was occupied by the Canarsie tribe, which included the Nyacks at New Utrecht, the[...]."
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Add this copy of A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County to cart. $48.34, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Hardpress Publishing.
Add this copy of A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County to cart. $500.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1894.
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Very good(-) Edited with Introduction and Notes, by Alexander Black. Plates, 3 maps. 2 Vols. 8vo, original two-toned cloth and morocco labels, spines darkened, labels chipped, spines expertly recased with most of original backstrips retained, corners lightly bumped on both volumes. Brooklyn: Published by Subscription, 1894. First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies. Author was a prominent Brooklyn lawyer and local historian. This work was published after he passed away in 1885. One of the maps depicts the streets of the Village of Brooklyn in 1816, in the area of present day Brooklyn Heights. Another map is of the area of Brooklyn, near lower Manhattan, during the Revolutionary War. Internally a bright, tight set.
