New York, New York, 1870 – Historic Map Reproduction
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Step back in time with New York, New York, 1870, an antique map rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
New York, New York, 1870
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New York in 1870 held roughly 942,000 people, and the city was spreading north beyond the old street grid, with the Ninth Avenue elevated railway carrying passengers above the traffic. Work had only recently started on the Brooklyn Bridge across the East River, linking Manhattan to the separate city of Brooklyn. Central Park, laid out in the 1850s, had matured into a green refuge for a crowded city whose garment shops, printing houses and piers ran day and night. That April the Metropolitan Museum of Art was chartered, a sign that the city's wealthy merchants wanted New York to rival London and Paris in culture as well as trade.
| Created / published | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Original scan | 10,213 × 7,024 px · prints to 34 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | NY New York 1870 |
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