Goerck/Mangin Plan of N. Y. City, Scarce 1856 Hayward
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Manhattan. The 1856 Hayward edition, illustrated in D. T. Valentine’s Manual, is said to be the only vintage version of this map attainable by most collectors. The Common Council of New York commissioned Mangin, a French architect, and Goerck, a well-established New York Surveyor, to prepare a new plan of the city for regulatory purposes. Goerck passed away so Mangin was able to create the plan according to his own vision. The resulting map that Mangin presented to the City Commissioners showed Manhattan with bizarre straight shorelines on the south and east, non-existent streets created out of thin air (such as Mangin and Goerck), and showed dry land and streets from areas well into the East River. The Mangin-Goerck plan was immediately rejected by the Common Council and is very rare today, as most copies were destroyed. This later edition is a close copy of the original Mangin-Goerck plan, and shows lower Manhattan up to approximately 23rd Street, noting each of the wards. A numbered key identifies numerous buildings in the plan, including government buildings, churches, the state prison, a hospital, and various markets. The seal of New York City is at bottom right, featuring a Colonial sailor and a Native American. This example was laid down on linen sometime in the past to preserve it. There are small bits of the paper missing at the upper left of the References inset and a tiny bit at upper right near where it states “Ninth Ward.” However, the entire map image is intact. There is some puckering noticeable in a few areas. 16.25 x 20.
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Goerck/Mangin Plan of N. Y. City, Scarce 1856 Hayward
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