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Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city.
- Title
- Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city.
- Author
- Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
- Publication
- [Buffalo] : [Matthews, Northrup & Co.], [1881]
- Buffalo, N.Y. : Matthews, Northrup & Co., Engrs. & Prs., [1881]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 16-6094 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Matthews-Northrup Company, engraver, printer, publisher.
- Description
- 1 map : color; 52 x 45 cm, on sheet 54 x 47 cm
- Summary
- A map of Buffalo, New York, highlighting city parks in dark green and other public grounds in light green against a salmon background ; based on sketches by Frederick Law Olmsted.
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US175.2.01
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Also shows streets named, street car lines, railroads, steamer lines, and radial distances.
- Title from lower left corner of map ; publisher and location from bottom right of map.
- Extracted from: The Buffalo park system September, 1881, Buffalo : Printing House of Matthews, Northrup & Co., 1881.
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 16-6094
- OCLC
- 51851645
- Author
- Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903, creator.
- Title
- Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city.
- Publisher
- [Buffalo] : [Matthews, Northrup & Co.], [1881]
- Manufacturer
- Buffalo, N.Y. : Matthews, Northrup & Co., Engrs. & Prs., [1881]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:21,600. 1800 ft. = 1 inch (W 78°54ʹ51ʺ--W 78°47ʹ42ʺ/N 42°57ʹ59ʺ--N 42°49ʹ33ʺ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Indexed In:
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 187, column 1, row 2
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 84636.NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: several pieces of map lacking along the former fold lines.
- Source
- US175.2.01
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States New York (State) Albany.
- Added Author
- Matthews-Northrup Company, engraver, printer, publisher.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 16-6094