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There is a nice book, something of a coffee-table item (originally
published in 1978) but with short textual discussions that include
Boston, New York City and Philadelphia urban plans:
Branch, Melville C. (1997). _Atlas of Rare City Maps : Comparative Urban
Design, 1830-1842_. Princeton: Princeton Architectural Press.
(http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781568980737,
but available less expensively elsewhere). ISBN 9781568980737.
Joel Kovarsky
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The NYC grid would seem to be something of a johnny-come-lately on
the urban scene. Philadelphia's grid system existed before much was
built. Of course, it is always easier to impose a grid on relatively
flat land. Bostonseems to have just grown along existing paths and
trails for much of its area. Savannahis another early grid. NYC
imposed a grid and changed the topography to fit the plan in a large
measure. "Grided Cities" might make an interesting exhibit. A title
might be "Grid Up Your Lanes."
JBP
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*Subject:* [MapHist] How Manhattan's Grid Grew
In this morning's _NY Times_ there is an interactive set of maps that
begins with Randel's 1811 Commissioners' Plan:
<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/21/nyregion/map-of-how-manhattan-grid-grew.html?hp>
. There is an accompanying article "200th Birthday for the Map That
Made New York":
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/nyregion/21grid.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion>
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/nyregion/21grid.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion>.
Joel Kovarsky
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