Old Birdseye Map of New York by Root & Tinkler, 1879: Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Battery Park, Broadway, East River japanese art These were initially created in

These were initially created in the 19th and early 20th centuries to provide highly accurate geographical information across the UK

including the Old Town and Lesser Town

making it not only a functional document but also a piece of art

and Assyrian communities

enhancing its practical value for navigation

Old Birdseye Map of New York by Root & Tinkler, 1879: Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Battery Park, Broadway, East River japanese art These were initially created inThe City of New York, issued in 1879, is a tour de force birds eye view by Root & Tinkler, conceived as a promotional panorama for Rogers, Peet & Co., and printed by George Mathers Sons Inks. Sweeping over Manhattan and a slice of Brooklyn, it arrays thousands of rooftops, chimneys, and steeples in meticulous perspective, with the islands waterfronts bristling with masts and smokestacks. As a city map, it is unusually revealing: an advertising piece