View, New York City, Bird’s-Eye Pictorial, Bronx Zoo, Antique Print, 1913

William Adickes (after)
Panorama of the New York Zoological Park
E. Byron Bayne, New York: 1913
Signed in matrix lower left
Chromolithograph
17.5 x 29 inches including margins
21.25 x 33 inches, including linen backing sheet
Price on request

A colorful and highly detailed bird’s-eye view map of the Bronx Zoo, then known as the New York Zoological Park. The zoo’s buildings, paths, and ponds are included and labeled. Animals are also visible in the outdoor enclosures: ducks in the ponds, birds in the Flying Cage, sea lions in their outdoor pool, and elephants, rhinos, deer, elk, foxes, wolves, bears, sheep, alligators, camels, and bison, among others. Information to help visitors navigate the large, wooded grounds includes the entrance pavilions, the subway terminal, and facilities such as restrooms, restaurants, administrative buildings and the boat house. Pedestrians are shown walking on the paths. The panoramic view stretches into the distance showing some of the surrounding roads and houses in the Bronx.

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