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Map of Central Park from The Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Commisssioners. A Perfect Recreation™ of the lithograph with original hand color. Olmsted and Vaux (architects). 1865. 34 1/2” X 8 1/2”
SAVE $159: Use the Coupon Code "giving" to buy this for $636. New York's Central Park was more than a decade from completion when this 1865 "work-in-progress" map was drawn by its designers, Olmsted & Vaux. The Municipal Art Society of New York works to protect the best of the City's built environment and promote citizen-based planning. You can support their great work by purchasing our Perfect Recreation™ of this fascinating and beautiful map. We're pleased to also offer framed versions of this work.
Both are hand-crafted, historically accurate and very beautiful.Frame One is treated with bronze gilding at the inner and outer edges surrounding a blackened, patinated frieze. Frame Two is gilded with 23K gold over red and ochre, with an ivory inside edge. Watch the VIDEO: Take a Stroll in Central Park in 1865 VIEW the entire Municipal Art Society Collection
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