Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – ALWAYS LOOKING AT MAPS REMINDS ME OF BEING A DETECTIVE

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TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021

The

408th Edition

From  the Archives

NEW YORK REGION IN MAPS

Title:New York, 1695
Creator:Miller, John, 1666-1724
Date:[1860?–1869?]Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:Boston Public Library

Title: Plan of New York Creator: Kirkham, Major Date: [1912?] Format: Maps/Atlases Location: Boston Public Library

Miller’s new map of the city of New-York Miller’s new map of the city of New York with a list of all the streets, with reference to the map, and views of some of the principal buildings

Title:Map of New-York
Creator:Geo. H. Walker & Co
Date:1898
Format:Maps/Atlases
Location:Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center

Title: New York City : the business center of the borough of Manhattan Creator: Rummell, Richard, 1848-1924 Creator: King, Moses, 1853-1909 Creator: A.W. Elson & Co

TUESDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

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MONDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
SAUL STEINBERF NEW YORKER COVER FROM
MARCH 29, 1976

CLARA BELLA, GUY LUDWIG,  ARON EISENPRIESS,
HARA REISER,
JAY JACOBON, ED LITCHER, LAURA HUSSEY
ALL KENEW THE ANSWER

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter  and Deborah Dorff
Sources

BOSTON PUBLIC LIRARY

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