Wonders of New York = New York's Wonder Map

Connecticut: [publisher not identified], North Stonington, 1953. First Edition. Red and black pictorial wraps; 1 map: color; 61 x 81 cm, folded to 23 x 17 cm Near fine++ to fine(-) overall, map is pristine, slightest edgewear to wraps. Map.

Uncommon; scarce in such crisp condition. New York's Wonder Map [cover title]. Original issue; not a reproduction. Not just a map, but an exuberant mid-century work of urban illustration with brightly colored lithography and short descriptions of notable landmarks and eccentricities. A first printing in this condition is quite rare, as it was used in a casual fashion by buyers of the time. Colors blossom out as bright as the day they were printed on this copy. A stunning piece of New York ephemera that would look gorgeous framed, and enhance any bookshelf while folded - Hansell's line drawings of New York personalities buzz along the wraps and capture the teeming energy of the city's inhabitants.

Pictorial tourist map of Manhattan, New York City Includes index to points of interest, subway-system inset, and color illustrations Cartographic Mathematical Data: Not drawn to scale. Cartes illustrées, Cartes touristiques, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Maps, Pictorial, New York (State) New York Manhattan, Pictorial maps, Tourist maps, pictorial maps, tourist maps