'Tomb of the Martyrs, Brooklyn, Long Island,' from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 20 May 1854. Engraving by Lewis P. Clover.
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| Title: | 'Tomb of the Martyrs, Brooklyn, Long Island,' from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 20 May 1854. Engraving by Lewis P. Clover. |
| Description: | The tomb of the martyrs was a monument erected by the Tammany Society in 1808 to mark the burial place of the soldiers who died as prisoners of British prison ships in Wallabout Bay during the Revolutionary War. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion was an illustrated periodical published in Boston. It began publication in 1952 and changed its name to Ballou's Pictorial in 1955. |
| Date: | ca. 1854 |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Museum Libraries, Special Collections
[Clippings on historic Brooklyn houses] 1853-1925 [United States] 11 pieces : ill. (some col.) ; 14 x 14 cm.-30 x 37 cm. |
| Subject: |
[Clippings on historic Brooklyn houses] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Museum |
| Medium: |
printed material 7 x 8.5in (17 x 21 cm) color |
| Rights: | no known copyright restrictions |
| Citation: | Brooklyn Museum Libraries. Special Collections |
| ID: | F129_B79_C61_Brooklyn_Houses_03.jpg |
