Louis Prang
Central Park, New York. A picturesque Guide through the whole Park showing all the improvements up to June 1865.
L. Prang & Co., Boston & New York: c. 1865
Black and white lithograph
9.5 x 35.5 inches
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Central Park, New York
L. Prang: c. 1865
L. Prang: c. 1865
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Rare cartographic bird's-eye view of Central Park showing improvements to 1865 by the famous and prolific American lithographer Louis Prang. This is the folding black-and-white edition of the print. As explained in the lower margin, the print was available in a variety of formats for a variety of uses:
"This Plan will be published in different forms, plain and colored; thin paper to fold, heavy paper to frame. It will also be issued with the surrounding Building Lots, to serve as a Property Map to Owners and Real Estate Agents. Orders will be attended to promptly.
Picturesque Views in Central Park, printed in Oil Colors, cartes de visite style, have been published by us, and are for sale at most of the Book and Fancy stores, under the title of Prang's Album Cards, which, together with this plan, will form a souvenir of this beautiful Park."
Inscribed in Lower Margin: ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1865 BY L. PRANG & Co. IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF MASS. Published by L. Prang & Co. 159 Washington St. Boston, Mass. & 639 Broadway New York (Branch Office.)