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| Keywords: 1869 Knapp Map of the Southeast Corner of Central Park (Grand Army Plaza) New York City - Geographicus - CentralParkSW-centralpark-1869.jpg An unusual little map of the southeastern corner of New York City ™s Central Park Depicts from 61st Street south to the intersection of 58th street and 5th Avenue Shows the planned ornamentation and redirection of traffic to accommodate the park drives Shows the clock tower the then proposed monument that now sits in front of the former Plaza Hotel and Bergdorf Goodman Also depicts the locations of trees the ponds and various walkways A nice little map of one of the poshest part of Manhattan Grand Army Plaza This map was published for inclusion in the 1869 13th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Central Park On the Central Park Vaux and Olmstead were awarded the task of designing Central Park in 1853 by the City Common Council Olmstead ™s vision drove the overall design while Vaux concentrated his attentions on bridges buildings and other structures within the park The creation of Central Park which was to consist of some 800 acres of public forest pathways promenades lakes bridges and meadows was a seminal moment in civic urban design The park itself was designed as a whole with every tree pond and bench meticulously planned Olmstead wrote Every foot of the parks surface every tree and bush as well as every arch roadway and walk and been placed where it is for a purpose Historian Gloria Deak writes There was a staggering amount of work to be done to transform the area into a blend of pastoral and woodland scenery This involved the design and construction of roadways tunnels bridges arches stairways fountains benches lamp posts gates fences and innumerable other artifacts It also involved the supervision of an army of about five thousand laborers ¦Olmsted to whom most of the credit goes insisted on seeing the multidimensional project as a single work of art which he was mandated to create For this purpose he ventured to assume to himself the title of ˜artist ™ Today because of Vaux and Olmstead ™s efforts New York Yorkers ourselves included have the privlidge of enjoying what is perhaps the finest example of a planned urban public recreation area in the world 1869 Size in 7 5 5 object history credit line accession number CentralParkSW-centralpark-1869 Geographicus-source PD-art 1869 maps New York City Old maps of Manhattan New York City 1869 in New York City Maps of Central Park 59th Street Manhattan Grand Army Plaza Manhattan Bergdorf Goodman | ||||
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