The following maps of Cobble Hill and Brooklyn are presented in chronological order, with sources cited wherever possible. The maps were compiled in the CHA 50th Anniversary Complete Historical Maps of Brooklyn.
Bernard Ratzer’s map, 1767
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. “Plan of the town of Brooklyn and part of Long Island.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1767. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/871fda48-ba46-c1d9-e040-e00a18064c0a
Plan of New York Island and Part of Long Island, 1776
CHA 50th Anniversary Complete Historical Maps of Brooklyn
Hooker’s Map of the Village of Brooklyn, 1827
accessed via Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn Historical Society
Coles Estate Map of Cobble Hill, 1836
CHA 50th Anniversary Complete Historical Maps of Brooklyn
Hayward’s Map of the City of Brooklyn, 1843
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. “Hayward’s map of the city of Brooklyn : (copied from the Commissioner’s map).” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1843. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f019-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Cobble Hill detail from Haryward’s Map:
Perris Map of Cobble Hill, 1855
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. “Plate 17: Map bounded by Atlantic Street, Court Street, Degraw Street, Henry Street” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-c00e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
McCloskey Pocket Map of Brooklyn, 1863
Map of the Consolidated City of Brooklyn. McCloskey, Henry. 1863.
Public domain. Accessed via Wikipedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1863_McCloskey_Pocket_Map_of_Brooklyn,_New_York_-_Geographicus_-_Brooklyn-mccloskey-1863.jpg
Cobble Hill detail from McCloskey’s Pocket Map of Brooklyn:
1867 Stiles Map of Brooklyn, New York (based on Ratzer’s Survey)
Plan of the Town of Brooklyn and Part of Long Island. Stiles, Samuel Edward. 1867.
Public domain. Accessed via Wikipedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1867_Stiles_Map_of_Brooklyn,_New_York_-_Geographicus_-_BrooklynTwn-stiles-1867.jpg