Rand, McNally and Companys Railroad Map of New York City and Vicinity 1908
by Chuck Mountain
Title
Rand, McNally and Companys Railroad Map of New York City and Vicinity 1908
Artist
Chuck Mountain
Medium
Digital Art - Adobe Photoshop/illustrator
Description
This map is one of the most colorful and bright I've come across. The red highlight in the middle gives the image a focus and energizes the other colors and shapes.
I have inserted a picture of a train dating from this period in order to put something in the huge blank area in the original map. The map needed balance. I suspect that this was a map distributed throughout New York and its neighboring states for advertising train travel. People would use this map as a backdrop for posting train and transit schedules. They might use it as a place to tack personal and community information. Well, that's how I would use this placard.
You, of course, may use this as a quaint conversation piece in your living room, basement, place of work etcetera. As always, this map has been thoroughly edited and restored to a high artistic standard.
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October 18th, 2023
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