BROMLEY, George W. and BROMLEY, Walter S.

Plate 106 and Plate 105, Part of Section 5 [Upper East Side]

Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925.

Map. Original Lithograph. Sheet measures 11 1/8" x 16"

This ward map of Manhattan shows the area from E 71st St. to E 65th St. on the recto, from Central Park to Third Ave. Some notable buildings include Hunter College, St Vincent Ferrer, the Park Avenue Armory, and the Frick Collection. On the verso, it depicts E 59th St. to E 65th St, from Third Ave to Avenue A (York Ave.), showing the entrance to the Queensboro Bridge. Ward maps were used by fire insurance companies to determine the potential hazards of particular buildings. Color-coding indicates building materials: pink denotes brick and yellow denotes wood. The map was published in Bromley's 1925 Desk top edition of "Atlas of the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan". It is in very good condition with pleasant original coloring. This fine map shows how much New York City has changed--and hasn't--in the last hundred years.

Language: English

Price: $125.00

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