Panoramic View of New York and Vicinity - 1912 Oklahoma The bright colors and vivid

The bright colors and vivid detail in this early American map show a reality when California was thought to be an island

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

The map features a reference key pointing out key landmarks such as churches

The map was most likely created by a French cartographer and is a part of a series of 276 plates

which denotes that it is a privilege granted to the publisher

Panoramic View of New York and Vicinity - 1912 Oklahoma The bright colors and vividThis unique vintage map of the broader New York City region was published as a promotional piece by the Knickerbocker Beer company in 1912. The map shows all of the boroughs of NYC including Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. Jersey City, Westchester, and Newark are also depicted on the map.