February 16, 2008

Free maps from the Brooklyn Historical Society

Free maps - you know you love them.

The Brooklyn Historical Society has two free walking-tour maps on their website -- covering Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope.

The Brooklyn Heights walk takes in architectural and literary spots including Grace Church and Truman Capote's Willow Street home, (pictured.) The Park Slope guide covers ground including Grand Army Plaza and the Romanesque Revival home of the inventor of Chiclets gum.

Both free guides are in pdf format.

The Brooklyn Historical Society also sells historical guides to several neighborhoods in the borough. They're small paperback deals chock full of pictures and interesting history.

Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.

Update: After this item was published, we learned that the maps are indeed the work of NewYorkology contributor Francis Morrone. He's responsible for the text and mapping of the two guides for BHS.

Earlier: The very short list of New York's map shop resources
New Jewish heritage map: finding Sarah Jessica, NYU
Big 'Mappetite' food map of Manhattan
Tiny, subtle subway maps for your pocket or wallet

February 16, 2008 12:26 PM in Architecture, Cheap Stuff, History, Maps, Out of Manhattan, Sightsology, Tours

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