First Bird's-Eye Map of Greater New York. From photographs taken in the Sunday World's Sudio Balloon, April 29, 1897.
Issued as a four fold spread in a late 19th century newspaper, this large print was meant to be framed "for future reference", as it shows the landmarks, points of interest, neighborhoods and more. At its top states, "Greater New York Photographed From The Sunday World's Balloon, One Thousand Feet Above The Ground - The Picture Shows How America's Largest City Looks From The Clouds - Note All The Points Of Interest."
Spanning from the northern tip of Manhattan and Westchester, down to Ellis and Staten Island, it stretches out across Long Island out to Far Rockaway and Hollis. Throughout are small vignettes of scenes of life, from boat building, to fishing, or even US Troops.
This is our first encounter with with this early "air age" type view that actually was referencing physical vantage from above, not a conceptualized imagination of the area. While balloon views can be found centuries prior, this view might include the highest elevation and perspective on the metropolis
Condition is very good. Image size is approximately 20.5 x 34.5 (inches)
