Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1895 – Vintage Map Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique map of Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1895 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Grand birds eye view of the Great East River Suspension Bridge. Connecting the cities of New York & Brooklyn showing also the splendid panorama of the bay and part of New York
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Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1895
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In 1895 the Brooklyn Bridge was twelve years old, and it still stood as the most visible link between Manhattan and Brooklyn, which remained a separate city until it merged into Greater New York in 1898. The East River below carried a dense traffic of ferries, lighters, and steamships serving the docks, sugar refineries, and the Navy Yard on the Brooklyn side. Residents on both shores crossed the span on foot, by horsecar, and by cable car to reach jobs, markets, and the rapidly growing outer neighborhoods. Its granite towers and steel cables were a point of civic pride, and many New Yorkers still recalled the 1883 opening as a turning point for the region.
| Created / published | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Creator | currier & ives |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 11,577 × 8,096 px · prints to 39 × 27 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Grand birds eye view of the Great East River Suspension Bridge. Connecting the cities of New York & Brooklyn showing also the splendid panorama of the bay and part of New York |
| Reference | NY Brooklyn Bridge 1895 |
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