COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Smith, Courtland
Date:
1933
Short Title:
A Map of Long Island. Drawn by Courtland Smith from data compiled by Richard Foster.
Publisher:
Billboard Barn
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
48
Obj Width cm:
67
Scale 1:
337,920
Note:
First edition, 1933. This is the "blue" version of this map. Pictorial map of Long Island, from Brooklyn and Queens to the Hamptons and Montauk. Shows landmarks such as Montauk Lighthouse, the beach at Southampton, and the Fire Island Light. The Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound are decorated with various pictorial illustrations including a striped bass, swordfish, spouting whale, and the Sag Harbor Whaler ship. Include an Art Deco wind figure, compass rose and list of symbols. An intricate border is decorated at the top with underwater scenes; on the sides with famous sites such as Birthplace of John Howard Payne, East Hampton, and Jones Beach; and with historical events, such as the settlement of Brooklyn and building of Brooklyn Bridge. The key indicates radio stations, state parks, ferry lines, small light houses, and mainland.
Region:
Long Island (N.Y.)
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
A Map of Long Island. Drawn by Courtland Smith from data compiled by Richard Foster. Published by The Billboard Barn, Southampton, L. I. Printed in U.S.A. by Gerson Offset Litho Co., Inc., New York. Copyright 1933. Inset: Diagram Showing how far the two Stages of Ice Advance Covered L. I.
List No:
8631.000
Engraver or Printer:
Gerson Offset Litho Co., Inc.
Publication Author:
Smith, Courtland
Pub Date:
1933
Pub Title:
A Map of Long Island. Drawn by Courtland Smith from data compiled by Richard Foster. Published by The Billboard Barn, Southampton, L. I. Printed in U.S.A. by Gerson Offset Litho Co., Inc., New York. Copyright 1933. Inset: Diagram Showing how far the two Stages of Ice Advance Covered L. I.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
8631.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
48
Pub Width cm:
67
Image No:
8631000.jp2
Authors:
Smith, Courtland
