Taylor Map of New York


The Taylor Map is an engraved map of New York City, produced by Will L. Taylor for Galt & Hoy in 1879.
The map depicts the entire length of the island of Manhattan, although not to scale, and is surrounded by period advertisements and portraits of various businesses in New York and New Jersey. Original prints sold for $10 "on spring rollers", or $12.50 "in black walnut or gilt case with handsome cornice".
The original map was, printed on four sheets.
The Taylor Map was one of the first true attempts to label all roads and piers and to depict buildings using a vanishing perspective.

Locations

At the bottom of the map is the Brooklyn Bridge, although the bridge was not yet completed at the time of the map's publication.
Included in the locations depicted are factories, such as the Matthiessen and Wiechers Sugar Refining Works shown on the right, businesses such as the Fifth Avenue Hotel and :File:Taylor Map - Brown and Pray Carriage Builders.jpg|Brown & Pray Carriage Builders, and locations such as Manhattan Beach.

Ads

The map is bordered by advertisements for ":File:Taylor Map - Brewsters of 25th Street.jpg|The Brewsters of 25th Street", ":File:Taylor Map - Dixon Crucible Co.jpg|Dixon Crucible Co.", the ":File:Taylor Map - European Salicylic Medicine Co.jpg|European Salicyclic Medicine Co", ":File:Taylor Map - E. Aug. Neresheimer Diamonds.jpg|E. Aug. Neresheimer, Importer of Diamonds", ":File:Taylor Map - Robert T Hoy Banker and Broker.jpg|Robert T Hoy - Banker & Broker" and ":File:Taylor Map - WM Rogers Silver Electro Plated Ware.jpg|WM. Rogers, with Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co, manufacturers of the finest quality of silver electro plated ware".

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