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The map which caught my attention and which I chose from the NYPL Digital Maps Collection is a map of green-wood cemetery drawn in 1850. The map lays out the roads, hills, lakes and entrances of green-wood as they were in 1850.
Who made this map and why?
Author: Boyle, Edward (Surveyor) and Sarony & Co (Lithographer)
Publisher: Lith. of N. Sarony
Place of Publication: New York
Date: 1850
Audience: I believe the intended audience for this map is for regular people visiting the cemetery. I think this is the case because it is simply showing us the roads of how to get around the cemetery and where you can enter or leave from.
Source of Date: Not sure…
Origin: This map was produced in 1850 in New York by Lith. of N. Sarony, by the looks of it, it is a map that was hand drawn and limited amounts were made because of it close attention to detail.
Context: I am sure that the map is quite accurate and shows most of the same hills and entrances but according to my brother, who works in green-wood cemetery, alot of the roads that are on this map have been closed and new roads have been opened.
Citation: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1850). Green-wood cemetery Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee14-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Publisher: Colton, Ohman & Co.

Place of Publication: New York

Date: 1901

Audience: This map was created for tourists who stayed in the Albemarle Hotel. I think that the hotel wanted to attract their customers and support their customer’s travel in New York City, so they created this map.

Source of Data: No information

Origin: The map was printed by Colton, Ohman & Co.

Context: According to the title of map, this map includes tourists’ directory to business houses, public buildings, principal churches, places of amusement. Also, the map shows elevated railroads, electric car lines, compressed air car lines, and ferry connections. I compared this map with Google Map, this map is almost identical to the current map of Manhattan.

Citation: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. The Albemarle Hotel map of Manhattan, New York City : with index of streets and strangers’ directory to business houses, public buildings, principal churches, places of amusement, etc. etc. Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-736d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b518d510-35d3-0131-1339-58d385a7bbd0
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This map caught my attention because I wanted to see if the layout of Queens changed in any way since the World Fair. I recently found about the World Fair in City Field, Queens and was surprised that such a huge event was held in Queens. I always wondered what that huge structure in City Field was so I had previously searched it up and found out that the World Fair was held there before. I believe this map was published by Geo.U.Harvey Pres.Borough of Queens. It was created to promote the World Fair 1939 to 1940 and show people where the site is and how to get there. The intension of this map was not primarily for navigation but mostly to give people an idea of where the World Fair is and its vicinity to all the highways and streets.
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Author/Publisher – Geo.U.Harvey Pres.Borough of Queens (not sure since NYPL site did not say)
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Place of Publication – Queens, New York.
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Date – 1939 to 1940
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Audience – This map seemed to have been created to promote the World Fair in NYC for 1939 to 1940. It may have been a worldwide advertisement for the World Fair since the World Fair was intended for people around the world. It was also created to show how accessible it would be since it is close to all the major highways, airports and public transportation.
Source of Data – Since this was most likely published by the Pres.Borough of Queens, the information for the map would have been sourced from the City Register.
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Origin – This map was probably mass-produced since it seems to be an advertisement but, at the bottom it states that it was drawn by M. Jaller and it was the proposed site so maybe it was not reproduced.
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Context – The map was created to promote an event and the main purpose is to show streets and transportation. Some of the street names and places are different from what exists today.
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Map citation: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1939 – 1940). World’s fair New York. World’s fair New York 1939 1940. Proposed World’s fair site. Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b518d510-35d3-0131-1339-58d385a7bbd0

The map that I found in the NYPL digital collection was called “Long Island: an interpretive cartograph”. This map shows all of Long Island, giving each small area a little pictures of each place. It stuck out to me because it shows the character that each part of Long Island has. The map doesn’t have a scale, but has a cartoon-ish landscape.
Author/ Cartographer:Richard Scarry
Publisher: Holiday Magazine 1947
Date Issued: 1947
Place: Indianapolis
Audience: I think it’s for people who wish to have an overview to visit Long Island. It can also be for younger audiences so those who live in Long Island to learn about the island.
Origin: The map was made in 1947 and was mostly printed to be in many copies, as it was published by a magazine.
Citation: Retrieved from Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1947). Long Island: an interpretive cartograph Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/60643b7a-74c4-30e3-e040-e00a180601b8

The “1863, West Point”, a map from the New York Public Library digital collection. it shows aerial view of West Point, the Hudson river. It shows forts, roads, and locations of existing buildings. Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Who made this map and why?
Title: West Point
Author: Barnard, William S., (Engraver)
Publisher: D. Van Nostrand, 1811-1886
Place of Publication: [New York,] NY
Date Issued: 1863(inferred)
The “West point” is a military map. It most likely taken for historical purposes. A way to figure out what was there in 1863 and how it will look like in the future. And also a way to kind of judge, if at some points anything happen to the place. The map will be a reference for research.
Origin: this map was published in 1863. The history of West Point.

Citation: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1863). 1863, West Point Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f6d6670-2a6f-0134-96dd-00505686a51c

Title: Central Park

Location: New York, NY

Author/Publisher: Bachmann, John

Place of publication: 76 Nassau St

Date Issued: 1863

Audience:
The audience for this map would have to be the people who really want to see an artistic view of central park with color in a bird eye view to take in the entire landscape and get details of some architecture.

Citation:
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1863). Central Park Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7ffda3a-6dda-8a57-e040-e00a1806061d

Title:Map of Newtown Creek and Vicinity

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Author/Publisher: Dept. of Health

Place of Publication: Brooklyn

Date: January, 1896

Audience: This map was created for the use of sanitation within the city. The intended audience were the sanitation engineers within the city of Brooklyn. It was designed in order to pinpoint the location of multiple factories and sewers within the area.

Source of Data: Primary Source

Origin: Published in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Context: This map was drawn and fits in with early designs and other drawn maps of the time.

Citation: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Map of Newtown Creek and vicinity Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6117a7c1-0324-d714-e040-e00a18062523