December 3, 2009

Mapping New York

In Mapping New York, the history of the city, its streets, services and social workings, is traced through the maps that have been made of it. Take a look at some of the most revealing and fascinating specimens here

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula. Augustine Herman, 1651–1653 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — The City of New York as laid out by the Commissioners with the surrounding country John Randel Jr., 1821 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Map of New York and Vicinity. Matthew Dripps, 1863 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Section 1. Showing the Vicinity of New York City as far Northward as High Bridge. R.D. Servoss, 1894 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — BMT Rapid Transit division Map Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, 1937 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Manhattan. Howar Horowitz, 1997. Originally appeared in The New York Times, 30 August 1997 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Routes of Least Surveillance: Manhattan, USA circa 2001 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Aftermath Of World Trade Center Attack. Nasa Earth Observatory, September 12 2001 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Aerial View Of Ground Zero and The Financial District. Library of Congress, 2001 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Flight Patterns, 2005 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Ork Posters Jenny Beorkrem, 2007 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Ork Posters Jenny Beorkrem, 2007 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — After Dark. Terrence Koh, 2007 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Here & There—A Horizonless Projection in Manhattan Berg, 2009 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Mapping New York: Mapping New York — Here & There—A Horizonless Projection in Manhattan Berg, 2009 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

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