Historic Map : Tardieu Antique Map of Paris and Vicinity, 1874, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in The expansion of the Manhattan

The expansion of the Manhattan shore line eventually lead to the development of FDR Drive

Pinkerton's map is full of interesting detail from the American Indian lands in the western portions of the map

Most early Homann atlases were “made to order” or compiled of individual maps at the request of the buyer

An inset in the lower left quadrant details the city of Jerusalem in the times of Jesus Christ

Historic Map : Tardieu Antique Map of Paris and Vicinity, 1874, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in The expansion of the ManhattanThis is a scarce and beautiful 1874 map of Paris and Environs by Ambroise Tardieu. It covers the Seine valley in a roughly 50 mile radius of Paris. Chartres appears in the extreme southwest and Laon in the extreme northeast. It offers extraordinary detail throughout showing forests, fields, roads, cities, farms, rivers, trains, and topographical features. This map was prepared by Ambroise Tardieu and issued as plate no. 29 in his 1874 edition of Atlas