This map was from a cover drawing from the New Yorker on March, 29, 1976. I think this Is considered a map because it illustrated a variety of things and like buildings that are in the city specially in 9th Avenue. It also shows its surroundings. For example it shows the Hudson River, the Pacific Ocean , Mexico, Canada and even some states that surround New York City. In fact is a map but in my opinion  its a unique map  because the drawer Saul Steingber illustrated this map with his point of view. For example, if You see 9th Avenue and even 10th Avenue everything is so exact and big enough for everyone to analyze. Thus, everything that is passing the Hudson River becoming smaller and smaller. Jersey is just a narrow long line and cities like Kansas City, Texas, Chicago are smaller that 9th Avenue. Canada and Mexico are blank with only their names written on them to tell their even there. The inaccuracies of the smaller places probably mean that for the drawer maybe the places like jersey or Kansas City are not s important as the City is. Therefore, for Steingber in the point of view of 9th Avenue everything else is small and is has less significance. Its tittle  “View of The World From 9th Avenue” tells me that I could be write that the author is trying to tell us that once your in 9th avenue everything else seems less. The New Yorker is a magazine that mostly covers topics of New York City  this topic was Steinberg V. Columbia Pictures so probably they went for a picture of Steinberg because in the article Steinbergs drawing was the best or the reason of the conflict.