Beers, Comstock & Cline Map of Atlantic County

Restored Treasure on Permanent Display at Library

Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson recently unveiled the restored Beers, Comstock & Cline map of Atlantic County published in 1872. According to Levinson, the map is an historical treasure and is one of the oldest and most detailed maps of the entire county known to exist. The map was badly deteriorated and has been carefully conserved and encapsulated. It will now be on permanent display in the atrium of the Atlantic County Library - Mays Landing branch where it will be accessible for all to see and enjoy.

"The map is remarkable in that it shows the tremendous change that has occurred in Atlantic County during the past 100 years," Levinson said.

The map, which measures approximately 5 feet by 6 feet, once hung in the former Freeholder Assembly room in the old Guarantee Trust Building in Atlantic City. It was moved to the Atlantic County Stillwater Building in Northfield in 1985 when county offices relocated to the new County Office Building.

County Executive Levinson encourages children to learn about and embrace local history.

County Executive Levinson directed the map be moved to a location where everyone, especially our school children, could have easy access to it.

Prior to being relocated, the map was sent to the Philadelphia Center for the Conservation of Art and Artifacts. The Conservation Center was able to stabilize the condition of the paper by removing the dirt and acids that were causing it to disintegrate and by encapsulating the entire map within a special frame.