Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city
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Title
Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
Cities and towns, A-Z
Names
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 (Creator)
Matthews-Northrup Company (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1881 (Inferred)
Place: Buffalo
Publisher: Matthews, Northrup & Co.
Place: Buffalo, N.Y.
Publisher: Matthews, Northrup & Co., Engrs. & Prs.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-6094
Subjects
Parks -- New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.)
Parkways -- New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.)
Transportation -- New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.)
Street-railroads -- New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.)
Buffalo (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.)
Genres
Notes
Content: Also shows streets named, street car lines, railroads, steamer lines, and radial distances.
Content: Title from lower left corner of map ; publisher and location from bottom right of map.
Citation/Reference: Extracted from: The Buffalo park system September, 1881, Buffalo : Printing House of Matthews, Northrup & Co., 1881.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 52 x 45 cm, on sheet 54 x 47 cm
Abstract
A map of Buffalo, New York, highlighting city parks in dark green and other public grounds in light green against a salmon background ; based on sketches by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 51851645
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645921
Other local Identifier: US175.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 969acfe0-0bd6-0134-d85f-00505686a51c
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1881
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MLA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/969acfe0-0bd6-0134-d85f-00505686a51c
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1881). Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/969acfe0-0bd6-0134-d85f-00505686a51c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Olmsted's sketch map of Buffalo showing the relation of the park system to the general plan of the city" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/969acfe0-0bd6-0134-d85f-00505686a51c
Wikipedia citation
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