Travel back in time withthis interactional map of New York , which lets you take a field glass to any part of the city and uncover what that rophy of space looked like in 1836 .
David Rumseyis a map expert and accumulator , and he shout this paries map , drawn by Joseph Colton , one of his favorites . The Smithsonian combined this map from Rumsey ’s collection with orbiter picture of modern New York to show how the city has shift over the last 175 age — notably , how much of the island of Manhattan consisted of wide open spaces .
This is just one mathematical function ina series of single-valued function looking at the alteration of American cities . The Smithsonian also has mapscomparing advanced Chicago to Chicago before the fire , Los Angeles today to the much smaller city it was in 1880,a realtors ’ view of 1879 Denver to an epoch in which even the path of the river has changed , Washington , DC before and after it expanded into the Potomac River , andpresent - day San Francisco to 1859 SF , before earthquakes and man - made greensward altered the city .
A Before and After Look at America ’s peachy Cities[Smithsonian viaLaughing Squid ]
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