. The city of New York. :«B ;k k- ?m»i %:. £ : UK R -E .... J . l-illll A\e[iuc, [icar 42. d homo Uoeere Peet & Co- Laying Out the City in 1807 Brief mention has already been made ofhow the city was laid out in checkerboardfashion early in the last century. So re-markable has the growth of the city beenthat an excerpt from the Commissions re-port at that time is almost amusing consid-ering later developments. The Map laying out the streets of Man-hattan as planned by them during theirlabours of four years was finally adopted in1811. In their report concerning t
. The city of New York. :«B ;k k- ?m»i %:. £ : UK R -E .... J . l-illll A\e[iuc, [icar 42. d homo Uoeere Peet & Co- Laying Out the City in 1807 Brief mention has already been made ofhow the city was laid out in checkerboardfashion early in the last century. So re-markable has the growth of the city beenthat an excerpt from the Commissions re-port at that time is almost amusing consid-ering later developments. The Map laying out the streets of Man-hattan as planned by them during theirlabours of four years was finally adopted in1811. In their report concerning this mapthey commented as follows: To some it may be a matter of sur-prise, that the whole island has not beenlaid out as a City; to others, it may be asubject of merriment, that the Commis-sioners have provided space for a greaterpopulation than is collected at any spoton this side of China. They have in thisrespect been governed by the shape ofthe ground. It is not improbable thatconsiderable numbers may be collectedat Haerlem, befo
Size: 1002px × 2495px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidcityofnewyork00brow, bookp
