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Also see - - Boston: A Topographical History by Walter Muir Whitehead, now in its third edition. Charles _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Day Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 9:50 AM To: Discussion group for map history Subject: RE: [MapHist] How Manhattan's Grid Grew The natives can speak probably better than I can, but if you look at an early map of Boston you will see how little of it there is and what there was didn't really lend itself to much of a grid. Then it was a question of adding streets when parts were filled in. There is a wonderful book on this called Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston Believe it or not once you know when things were filled in, it actually makes some sense! ;-) Even to someone from the Euclidean planes of Midwest, where if it doesn't sit square with the world, it just ain't right! ;-) This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + 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. Boston seems to have just grown along existing paths and trails for much of its area. Savannah is 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 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Kovarsky Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 8:25 AM To: MapHist 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> <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 _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
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