Arthur S. Tuttle (editor)
Office of the President – Borough of Manhattan
American: 1924 copyright, corrected and published April 1940
Offset process print
18.5 x 60.5 inches, printed border
20.5 x 63 inches, overall
$1,800

Large survey map of Manhattan rendered in great detail showing individual streets, institutions, and parks.  Central Park appears prominently in the center with its major pathways and reservoirs.  Shipping piers and associated rail yards are shown in detail.  Other parts of New York City and the New York metropolitan area that are depicted include the lower Bronx, Randall’s and Ward’s Islands, Sunken Meadow, Roosevelt Island (shown as "Welfare Island"), Queens, Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey City.

The map has manuscript orange pencil lines, probably of the period, denoting the borough’s state assembly districts.  Therefore it may be assumed that this was a “working” map used by a government official. 

Arthur Smith Tuttle was the chief engineer overseeing the map’s survey, serving on the city’s Board of Estimate and Apportionment.  In 1935, he also served as the president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which today offers a memorial scholarship in his name.

Condition:  Generally very good with the usual light overall toning, wear, soft creases, soiling expected for a working map.   Few short marginal tears restored.  Damp stain and chipping to upper right margin easily matted out.

Reference:

"Roster of Presidents."  American Society of Civil Engineers. http://www.asce.org/150/presidents.html (11 October 2005).