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 Reproduction of an 1869 Hand-Colored Street Map of New York City
- Antique Map Reproduction -
by Asher & Adams
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In the year 1869, the only bridges into the City of New York (which at that time was just Manhattan island) crossed the Harlem river to the north. The Long Island and New Jersey railroads had to bring their trains to New York via ferry. The technology to span the wide expanses of both the East and Hudson Rivers (while still maintaining them as major shipping routes) was still in its infancy. That was about to change as construction on a innovative suspension bridge between New York and Brooklyn was approved by the New York Legislature (the bridge would not be completed until 1883). While New York was the country’s largest city, Brooklyn had recently become America’s third largest municipality.
This map depicts Central Park from the plans of designers, Olmstead and Vaux. The park had been under construction for about 10 years years and would not be complete until after this map was made.
We have meticulously reproduced this piece to match the color and detail of the original. Each piece is individually printed using the same method used to create limited edition art. We use 100% cotton rag, fine art paper. This heavy textured paper is made in one of the oldest paper mills in England. Created using a mold process it closely resembles hand laid paper. In may respects these reproductions are more attractive than the original antique maps.
If you would like us to add a description, custom inscription or dedication, please go to the inscription page (or click on the "Inscriptions" link at left)
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All sizes shown are approximate. Matted maps or prints are smaller than the "matted" dimensions shown by about 6".
All of our authentic, more than 100-year old, maps and prints come double matted within museum quality, archival rag mat boards at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.
Due to the INCREDIBLY high shipping prices charged for OVERSIZE shipping, shipping charges may be higher than quoted for items that measure more than a total of 70" (matted height + width). For example a matted piece measuring 32" x 40" would be considered OVERSIZE (72"). For complete delivery information, see Information page.
All our authentic antiques are one-of-a-kind items. Since they are actual old works of art expect small imperfections. In some cases we may have more than one of a particular map or print. Since each is unique they may vary slightly from the item shown (when we have more than one if a particular item, the colors may be different than those shown). Each antique map or print has been dry cleaned by hand and are conservation mounted and protected in attractive rag mats. Every work in our gallery carries a lifetime guarantee of authenticity (authentic antiques only) and a 30-day satisfaction guarantee (see Information page for details). Again, the sizes stated are approximate.
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