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| Keywords: 1855 Magnus Map of New York City and Brooklyn - Geographicus - NewYorkCity-magnus-1855.jpg An altogether extraordinary 1855 map of New York City issued by map publisher Charles Magnus in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence Depicts the entirety of Manhattan as well as most of Brooklyn Bedford Williamsburgh Greenpoint Queens Ravenswood Astoria Jersey City and Hoboken An inset map at the bottom center shows Long Island The whole is rendered in extraordinary detail with special attention given to individual streets blocks parks and even important buildings Shows the beginnings of Hunters Point or Long Island City in Queens Important ferry crossings canals and railroads are also indicated In Manhattan the maps notates various districts including Manhattanville Yorkville and Harlem Central Park has yet to manifest and though the grid structure above 155th street is ghosted in it has yet to be officially planned Where Columbia University stands today this map shows the location of the New York Lunatic Asylum In Hoboken Jersey City and Long Island City several planned landfills are indicated Also in Hoboken we see the Elysian Fields a park expanse along the Hudson River that claims to be the home of the world ™s first baseball game At the bottom center of the map a numerically and alphabetically keyed legend notes Universities Colleges and Scientific and Literary Benevolent-Institutions Public Buildings and Places of Amusement In the lower left there is an inset engraved depiction of New York ™s City Hall Steam ships are shown navigating the Hudson River in both the upper right and upper left quadrants In the Lower right quadrant an elaborate medallion features the full text of the declaration of Independence as well as sigils representing each of the original 13 colonies The whole is surrounding by a large an attractive arabesque vine motif border All in all this is one of the finest and most visually appealing maps of New York City to appear in the 19th century circa 1855 dated Size in 32 20 object history credit line accession number NewYorkCity-magnus-1855 Geographicus-source PD-art Croton Aqueduct Old maps of Manhattan New York City 1855 1855 maps New York City Elysian Fields Hoboken Old maps showing the West Side Line Old maps of Manhattan north of 155th Street | ||||
