COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Writer, Herbert
Date:
1932
Short Title:
Albany the historic city
Publisher:
Fort Orange Press
Publisher Location:
Albany, N.Y.
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
29
Obj Width cm:
22
City:
Albany the historic city
Subject:
Pictorial map
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
Albany the historic city : Educational, recreational and governmental center of the Empire Estate. Herbert Writer. Compiled by the Albany Chamber of Commerce. Fort Orange Press, Albany, N.Y.
List No:
13482.001
Series No:
1
Engraver or Printer:
Chamber of Commerce (Albany, N.Y.)
Publication Author:
Writer, Herbert
Pub Date:
1932
Pub Title:
Albany the historic city : Educational, recreational and governmental center of the Empire Estate. Herbert Writer. Compiled by the Albany Chamber of Commerce. Fort Orange Press, Albany, N.Y.
Pub Note:
Full color pictorial map of Albany, from the front cover of a four pages of promotional brochure, presenting what the city had to offer, issued after the crash of 1929. Map 29x22 on sheet 31x46, shows roads, railways, landmarks, parks, lakes, recreational facilities, rivers and mountains. Relief shown pictorially. Text on recto and verso of map provides historical, educational and recreational information. Includes a plan of the city "Albany Chamber of Commerce, Albany N.Y', photographs of the landmarks and bird's eye views and the city business section. Date estimated, 1932, based on the photo of the New Lake House in Washington Park on verso, which opened in 1929.
Pub List No:
13482.000
Pub Type:
Ephemera
Pub Height cm:
31
Pub Width cm:
46
Image No:
13482001.jp2
Authors:
Writer, Herbert
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Albany the historic city
