You are here: 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in 1857
I am at the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. According to plate 78 of my map atlas—Williams Perris’s 1857 “Maps of the City of New York”—the massive (2) block long stone structure at the...
View ArticleDesigning the City of New York: The Commissioners’ Plan of 1811
New York City’s wealth of good design is well known. Its streets are home to a plethora of artisans, graphic designers, fashion designers, architects, etc. who spend their days focused on creating...
View ArticleSurvey and the City: An Imaginary Conversation With E.L. Viele
Egbert Ludovicus Viele (Vee-lee) was born June 17, 1825 in Waterford, New York. He was a member of Congress, U.S. Civil War Union Army officer and was commissioner of New York City parks from 1883 to...
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NYC Rapid Transit in Maps, 1845-1921: The Street Railroads of New York and...
Like many busy New Yorkers sometimes it’s easy for me to take for granted the existence of the numerous subway, bus and commuter train lines that connect the various nodes of this amazing metropolis....
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Historic Central Park Maps
Martel's New York Central Park, 1864. Image ID: 55031I recently completed a project in which I had the pleasure of cataloging a large number of NYPL’s historic maps of Central Park. Several of these...
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You are here: 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in 1857
I am at the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. According to plate 78 of my map atlas—Williams Perris’s 1857 “Maps of the City of New York”—the massive (2) block long stone structure at the...
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Designing the City of New York: The Commissioners’ Plan of 1811
New York City’s wealth of good design is well known. Its streets are home to a plethora of artisans, graphic designers, fashion designers, architects, etc. who spend their days focused on creating...
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Survey and the City: An Imaginary Conversation With E.L. Viele
E.L. Viele's Topographical Atlas of the City of New York (1874) Egbert Ludovicus Viele (Vee-lee) was born June 17, 1825 in Waterford, New York. He was a member of Congress, U.S. Civil War Union Army...
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NYC Rapid Transit in Maps, 1845-1921: The Street Railroads of New York and...
Like many busy New Yorkers sometimes it’s easy for me to take for granted the existence of the numerous subway, bus and commuter train lines that connect the various nodes of this amazing metropolis....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Historic Central Park Maps
Martel's New York Central Park, 1864. Image ID: 55031I recently completed a project in which I had the pleasure of cataloging a large number of NYPL’s historic maps of Central Park. Several of these...
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Looking for Langston, Du Bois, and Miss La La: An Interview with Author John...
John Keene is Chair of African American and African Studies and Associate Professor of English and AAAS at Rutgers University-Newark. A former member of the Dark Room Writers Collective of Cambridge...
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Navigating the Library's New York City Maps
City & County Map of New-York.., 1849 / ColtonNYPL's Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is home to almost half a million maps and approximately 20,000 atlases. Our collection of New...
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Mapping the Nation with pre-1900 U.S. Maps: Uniting the United States
NYPL’s pre-1900 U.S. map collection tells the story of America from its beginnings in the 17th century along the Atlantic coastline, to the consolidation of thirteen British colonies in the late 18th...
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Mapping the Nation with Pre-1900 U.S. Maps: North vs South and Moving West
NYPL’s pre-1900 U.S. map collection tells the story of America: From its beginnings in the 17th century along the Atlantic coastline, to the consolidation of 13 British colonies in the late 18th...
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