It was described by the Commission that created it as combining "beauty, order and convenience." distrust of nature" ( Burrows and Wallace, pp.419-22). It has been called "the single most important document in New York City's development" ( Augustyn & Cohen, pp.100-106), and the plan has been described as encompassing the "republican predilection for control and balance.
The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 was the original design for the streets of Manhattan above Houston Street, which put in place the rectangular grid plan of streets and lots that created the base planning for the modern plan of Manhattan. We were not able to confirm whether the NY Public Library still holds its copy of the Welcke edition described in its 1925 catalog entry. OCLC locates only the example in the New York Historical Society. The Welcke edition of the Commissioners Map is extremely rare. The dating given is based upon the entries in the Eno Collection and OCLC entry noted below. It can be differentiated from the original by the size and the Welcke credit line at the bottom right, below the neatline (ROBERT A. Welcke edition of the Commissioners Map was created by Welcke in 1900 and is the only collectable edition of the map available to collectors. The Eno collection of New York City Views, originally published in theīulletin of the New York Library, May and June 1925, the Robert A. We are aware of no examples of the original Commissioners map appearing on the market in a dealer catalog or at auction.Īs noted by the entry for the Welcke edition of the map described in the size of the map was approximately 91 x 23 inches and is extremely rare. Originally prepared for publication by William Bridges and engraved by Peter Maverick on 6 sheets in 1811, the Commissioners map is generally regarded as the most important map of the New York City published after the American Revolution. The map is derived from a manuscript draft by John Randel, who was retained to create what would become the first official modern map of Manhattan. The Commissioners map covers the entire island of Manhattan, showing some buildings, topographical features and streams. Welcke edition of the Commissioners Map, the most important map of New York published after the American Revolution, first published in 1811. African Islands, including Madagascar (66)įine example of the Robert A.
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