Bird's-eye color map of the City of Greater New York – Historic Map Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Bird's-eye color map of the City of Greater New York, an antique map rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Bird's-eye color map of the City of Greater New York
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This color bird's-eye map presents the City of Greater New York as a single city, a view that was new when it was drawn. The five boroughs were consolidated on January 1, 1898, joining Manhattan with Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island under one municipal government. Oblique, elevated views like this one were a popular way to show a fast-growing city's streets, waterfront, and harbor all at once, and they let viewers grasp the scale of the consolidated metropolis in a single glance. The Ellis Island connection on this board reflects the harbor setting that tied the city's identity to immigration and shipping.
| Original scan | 11,429 × 7,872 px · prints to 38 × 26 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1905NYNew York City |
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