Central Park, New York: Prang, 1865

Title: Central Park, New York, A picturesque Guide through the whole Park showing all the improvements up to June 1865 Author: Louis Prang Date: 1865 Medium: hand-colored lithograph Condition: Uniformly toned paper, Sharp engraving with bright hand applied color, expertly tissue backed, small infill at one fold intersection, some old tape residue (tape since removed) Inches: 9.25 x 35 [Paper] Centimeters: 23.49 x 88.9 [Paper] Product ID: 308061 The Greatest Urban Park in North America  A rare and fantastic view of New York City's Central Park, printed by Louis Prang in 1865. The map details the park as envisioned by its architects Vaux and Olmsted showing paths, bridges, lakes, trees and then some. These are all presented in great pictorial detail. Interestingly, the many rock outcrops within the park are some of the few places in the city that one may view the ancient bedrock of Manhattan that formed some 500 million years ago, known as Manhattan schist.  About Pran