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Manhattan in Maps, 1527-1995 - Hardcover

Cohen, Paul E.; Augustyn, Robert T.

 
9780847820528: Manhattan in Maps, 1527-1995

Synopsis

A collection of maps of New York, dating from a crude woodblock engraving depicting Verrazzano's first glimpse of New York Harbour in the 16th century, to the latest satellite photographs of the island of Manhattan.

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About the Author

Paul E. Cohen has been a dealer in antique maps and rare books with the New York firm of Richard B. Arkway, Inc., for the past ten years. He has served as director of the New-York Historical Society Library and worked at Columbia University Libraries. He holds a Ph.D. in American literature from Northwestern University. Robert T. Augustyn is one of the owners of the antique map and rare book firm of Martayan Lan, New York, and has worked in the field for twenty years. Previously, Mr. Augustyn taught English at Rutgers University, Queen's College, and Northeastern University. He received his master's degree from Rutgers in 1975. Both authors have published numerous articles on the subject of antique maps in journals, magazines, and catalogues.

Tony Hiss is a writer and leading expert on the emerging science of place and the environment. He has been on the writing staff of The New Yorker since 1963 and is the author of seven books. Mr. Hiss has also been a consultant to large-scale conservation, preservation, and development projects in New York and California. He is a Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, where he is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Taub Urban Research Center.

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