Historic Map - New York City, NY - 1891
Description
Gracie Emmett in her great play the Pulse of New York. By Howard P. Taylor. Courier Lith. Co.
This reproduction panoramic view of New York City and vicinity was drawn for vaudeville comedienne Gracie Emmett's great play "Pulse of New York" featured in 1891. It provides a look at New York seven years before its consolidation of the five boroughs.
This map was published the same year that Herman Melville, author of "Moby Dick", among other celebrated works, died. A native of New York City, Melville was born near State Street on the Battery and moved to the area around Madison Square where he lived more than three decades.
Carnegie Hall opened on May 5, 1891, with Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Features numbered references to the following locations:
1. American Museum of Natural History
2. Astor House
3. Academy of Music
4. Denisons House in the "Pulse of New York"
5. Astor Library
6. Academy of Design
7. American Institute
8. Barge Office
9. Bartholdi Statue
10. Elevated Road in the "Pulse of New York"
11. Brooklyn Bridge
12. Bible House
13. Pile Driver in the "Pulse of New York"
14. Bowling Green
15. Bryant Park
16. Little Church in the "Pulse of New York"
17. Brevoort House
18. Bloomingdale Insane Asylum
19. Buckingham Hotel
20. Bijou Opera House
20a. Denisons Bank in the "Pulse of New York"
21. Castle Garden
22. Custom House
23. Street in the "Pulse of New York"
24. City Buildings
25. Cooper Institute
26. Mill's Building
27. Holt's Bachelor Quarters in the "Pulse of New York"
28. Central Park
29. Casino
30. Delmonico's
31. Daly's Theatre
32. Equitable Building
33. Mother Skevotski's Dive in the "Pulse of New York"
34. Fifth Avenue Hotel
35. Fifth Avenue Theatre
36. Fourteenth St. Theatre
37. Gilsey House
38. Grand Central Depot
39. Grand Opera House
39a. Polly's Country House in the "Pulse of New York"
40a. H. S. Taylors Theatrical Exchange
40. Gramercy Park
41. High Bridge
42. Hoffman House
43. Lyceum Theatre
44. Metropolitan Hotel
45. Metropolitan Museum of Art
46. Mercantile Library
47. Metropolitan Opera House
48. Madison Square Park
49. Morning Side Park
50. Madison Square Theatre
51. Madison Square Garden
52. Masonic Temple
53. Mount Morris Park
54. Dicey Moran's Haunt in the "Pulse of New York"
55. Niblo's Theatre
56. Obelisk
57. Produce Exchange
58. Post Office
59. Printing House Square
60. Holt's Hiding Place in the "Pulse of New York"
61. Stock Exchange
62. St. Luke's Hospital
63. St. Patrick's Cathedral
64. St. Paul's Church
65. Stuyvesant Square
66. St. Dennis Hotel
67. Standard Theatre
68. Star Theatre
69. Pier in the "Pulse of New York"
70. Italian Quarters in the "Pulse of New York"
71. Tammany Hall
72. Trinity Church
73. Trinity Cemetery
74. Tomb of General Grant
75. Union Square
76. U. S. Sub Treasury
77. Union Square Theatre
78. Palmer's Theatre
79. Snapper's Crib in the "Pulse of New York"
80. Washington Square
81. Young Men's Christian Association
This reproduction panoramic view of New York City and vicinity was drawn for vaudeville comedienne Gracie Emmett's great play "Pulse of New York" featured in 1891. It provides a look at New York seven years before its consolidation of the five boroughs.
This map was published the same year that Herman Melville, author of "Moby Dick", among other celebrated works, died. A native of New York City, Melville was born near State Street on the Battery and moved to the area around Madison Square where he lived more than three decades.
Carnegie Hall opened on May 5, 1891, with Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Features numbered references to the following locations:
1. American Museum of Natural History
2. Astor House
3. Academy of Music
4. Denisons House in the "Pulse of New York"
5. Astor Library
6. Academy of Design
7. American Institute
8. Barge Office
9. Bartholdi Statue
10. Elevated Road in the "Pulse of New York"
11. Brooklyn Bridge
12. Bible House
13. Pile Driver in the "Pulse of New York"
14. Bowling Green
15. Bryant Park
16. Little Church in the "Pulse of New York"
17. Brevoort House
18. Bloomingdale Insane Asylum
19. Buckingham Hotel
20. Bijou Opera House
20a. Denisons Bank in the "Pulse of New York"
21. Castle Garden
22. Custom House
23. Street in the "Pulse of New York"
24. City Buildings
25. Cooper Institute
26. Mill's Building
27. Holt's Bachelor Quarters in the "Pulse of New York"
28. Central Park
29. Casino
30. Delmonico's
31. Daly's Theatre
32. Equitable Building
33. Mother Skevotski's Dive in the "Pulse of New York"
34. Fifth Avenue Hotel
35. Fifth Avenue Theatre
36. Fourteenth St. Theatre
37. Gilsey House
38. Grand Central Depot
39. Grand Opera House
39a. Polly's Country House in the "Pulse of New York"
40a. H. S. Taylors Theatrical Exchange
40. Gramercy Park
41. High Bridge
42. Hoffman House
43. Lyceum Theatre
44. Metropolitan Hotel
45. Metropolitan Museum of Art
46. Mercantile Library
47. Metropolitan Opera House
48. Madison Square Park
49. Morning Side Park
50. Madison Square Theatre
51. Madison Square Garden
52. Masonic Temple
53. Mount Morris Park
54. Dicey Moran's Haunt in the "Pulse of New York"
55. Niblo's Theatre
56. Obelisk
57. Produce Exchange
58. Post Office
59. Printing House Square
60. Holt's Hiding Place in the "Pulse of New York"
61. Stock Exchange
62. St. Luke's Hospital
63. St. Patrick's Cathedral
64. St. Paul's Church
65. Stuyvesant Square
66. St. Dennis Hotel
67. Standard Theatre
68. Star Theatre
69. Pier in the "Pulse of New York"
70. Italian Quarters in the "Pulse of New York"
71. Tammany Hall
72. Trinity Church
73. Trinity Cemetery
74. Tomb of General Grant
75. Union Square
76. U. S. Sub Treasury
77. Union Square Theatre
78. Palmer's Theatre
79. Snapper's Crib in the "Pulse of New York"
80. Washington Square
81. Young Men's Christian Association
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- Ultra smooth, neutral white matte finish.
- Heavy-weight 230 gsm, 9.5 mil thickness.
- Printed with pigment inks for longer print life and enhanced fade resistance.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
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- Printed on 10 mil premium luster photo paper resulting in a brilliant, colorful image with a vivid life-like quality.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
- Inks have a lightfastness rating of over 100 years, guaranteeing minimal noticeable fading over a very long period of time.
- Printed using very high resolution source files.
- Giclee printing is superior to traditional lithography in a number of ways: colors are brighter, lasts longer, and is a higher resolution.
Canvas on Wood Rails
A canvas giclee print is mounted to wooden hanging rails placed along the top and bottom of the map. Ready to hang on the wall using the attached hanging cord. Wood rails feature a natural finish.
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- Premium 19 mil canvas material.
- Wood rails are 1 1/8" wide, round front.
- USA sourced solid maple wood.
- High quality giclee fine art print with a lightfastness rating of over 100 years.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
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- Premium 19 mil canvas material.
- Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.
- High quality giclee fine art print with a lightfastness rating of over 100 years.
- Durable canvas mounted to a 1" deep wood frame.
- Ready to hang with included easy-to-use hanging kit.
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