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A Chart neither too Literal nor too Emotional, shewing the city New York replete with the wondrous Spectacles, Mysteries, and Pastimes of the natives... Done in the year of the New York World's Fair ~ 1939 By Russell Patterson
1939 Russell Patterson
A Chart neither too Literal nor too Emotional, shewing the city New York replete with the wondrous Spectacles, Mysteries, and Pastimes of the natives... Done in the year of the New York World's Fair ~ 1939
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A Chart neither too Literal nor too Emotional, shewing the city New York replete with the wondrous Spectacles, Mysteries, and Pastimes of the natives... Done in the year of the New York World's Fair ~ 1939
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New York / 1939
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25.5 x 20 inches
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Fabulous Pictorial Map of Manhattan Published for the 1939 World's Fair.

Colorful, scarce vintage pictorial map of Manhattan published by Macy's department store (which is prominently featured on the map) and made by Russell Patterson.

The map was intended as a promotional for those visiting during the Fair, which is shown in the lower right corner of the map. Various landmarks and points of interest for tourists are shown.

In Harlem, there is a note "Up Here for the Clubs". The Lower East Side is termed "Ghetto". Greenwich Village sports artists painting on an easel: "This is to be my masterpiece." Nightlife and nightclubs are the main focus.

The map includes vignettes of Broadway, Wall Street, the Statue of Liberty, and Fifth Avenue.

Condition Description
Folding map. Some light wear at original folds.
Reference
Rumsey 8983.
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