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Title: Manhattan in Maps: 1527-1995 by Paul E. Cohen, Robert T. Augustyn ISBN: 0-8478-2052-1 Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great book, screaming for a larger edition
Comment: I know I'm jumping on the bandwagon here, but the maps are disappointing because they're too small to be scrutinized. The text, however, compensates greatly for this flaw. The chapters are concise but not a word is wasted. I found the section on the British invasion of Brooklyn as well-written and gripping as any thriller. I can only hope that they are planning to come out with a larger edition for the illustrations.
Rating: 4
Summary: Small Maps, but wonderful commentary
Comment: While I agree with one reviewer that the maps depicted in the book are small and difficult to read (more due to the apparent custom of making 17th and 18th century maps totally illegible in any case rather than the editors' layout of them), the commentary accompanying the maps is very illuminating and interesting. The authors also chose to use maps highlighting, for example, '70s-era police practice, '20s-era political classifications and a map of the subway along with the more conventional surveyor's maps; truly a very interesting collection. A good companion to any history of pre-20th century NYC, such as Gotham.
Rating: 2
Summary: Tiny, illegible maps. Useless.
Comment: The maps are miniscule, reproduced to fit into a single spread, where they are squeezed between commentary. The type on them is so small and blurry that it was impossible to read, even with serious magnification. This book was a complete and total disappointment. Instead of an informative, legible reference, Manhattan in Maps is nothing more than a "coffee table" book, and not a very good one at that. If you're looking for maps you could actually refer to and learn from, this is not the book for you. Hopefully, someone will get the hint and put out a quality folio of these valuable maps.
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Title: The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York City's History by Eric Homberger ISBN: 0805060049 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Encyclopedia of New York City by Kenneth T. Jackson, New-York Historical Society ISBN: 0300055366 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: Naming New York: Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names by Sanna Feirstein ISBN: 0814727123 Publisher: New York University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins by Henry Moscow ISBN: 0823212750 Publisher: Fordham University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1990 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of NYC Series) by Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace ISBN: 0195140494 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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