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| Keywords: 1868 Vaux and Olmstead Map of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York - Geographicus - ProspectPark-bishop-1868.jpg A rare 1868 first edition of Vaux Olmstead's map of Prospect Park Brooklyn Issued just months after its October 1867 completion this is one of the first published maps to depict the design of Prospect Park Depicts the park as a whole and includes pathways lakes buildings individual trees rocks and elevation measurements The streets and avenues surrounding the park are also noted This extraordinary map reveals Prospect Park as conceived by the landscape architects and indeed Artists Vaux and Olmstead Vaux and Olmstead were awarded the task of designing Prospect Park in 1866 by the Brooklyn Common Council Olmstead ™s vision drove the overall design while Vaux concentrated his attentions on bridges buildings and other structures within the park The creation of Prospect Park which was to consist of some 585 acres of public forest pathways promenades lakes bridges and meadows was a seminal moment in civic urban design The park itself was designed as a whole with every tree pond and bench meticulously planned Olmstead wrote Every foot of the parks surface every tree and bush as well as every arch roadway and walk and been placed where it is for a purpose Though Olmstead is best known for his work in New York's Central Park there are many who consider Prospect Park his second masterpiece to be his finest Today because of Vaux and Olmstead ™s efforts Brooklynites have the privilege of enjoying what is without question one of the finest example of a planned urban public recreation area in the world 1868 dated Size in 19 5 13 object history credit line accession number ProspectPark-bishop-1868 Bishop William <i>Manual of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn 1864</i> 1864 Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of Brooklyn New York City 1868 maps Brooklyn | ||||
