MAKE A MEME
View Large Image
| View Original: | 1860_Valentine_Map_of_New_York_City_-_Geographicus_-_NewYorkCity-valentine-1860.jpg (3500x4415) | |||
| Download: | Original | Medium | Small | Thumb |
| Courtesy of: | commons.wikimedia.org | More Like This | ||
| Keywords: 1860 Valentine Map of New York City - Geographicus - NewYorkCity-valentine-1860.jpg Artwork User Multichill/Geographicus/cartographers valentine txt Drawn by en An attractive map of New York City issued in 1860 for Valentine's Manual of the Corporation of New York Essentially two maps in one The upper map covers the populous southern part of Manhattan as well as the adjacent parts of Jersey City Hoboken and Brooklyn It notes city wards ferry routes streets piers forts and even important buildings The lower map details upper Manhattan from 40th street north Like the upper map it offers considerable detail with regard to city wards communities Central Park and many individual buildings This map also includes Blackwell's Island Roosevelt Island Ward's island and Randall's Island as well as parts of Queens County Shows the city grid pattern as far north at 154th street beyond which the urban planning of Manhattan disintegrates into farms institutions and individual households The lower map also features a decorative title cartouche featuring an American Indian an Eagle a European and large heraldic crest bearing a windmill - possibly in deference to New York's Dutch heritage Drawn by George Hayward of 171 Pearl Street for the 1860 edition of D T Valentine's Manual 1860 dated Size in 16 25 21 75 object history credit line accession number NewYorkCity-valentine-1860 <i>Valentine's Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York</i> 1860 edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 George Hayward Old maps of New York City Old maps of Manhattan New York City 1860 maps Valentine's Manual Old maps showing the West Side Line | ||||
