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The Taylor Map is an engraved map of New York City, produced by Will L Taylor for Galt & Hoy in 1879.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The city of New York. Will L. Taylor, chief draughtsman. )〕 The map depicts the entire length of the island of Manhattan, although not to scale, and is surrounded by period advertisements and portraits of various businesses in New York and New Jersey. Original prints sold for $10 "on spring rollers", or $12.50 "in black walnut or gilt case with handsome cornice".〔Taylor Map - Sales price〕 The original map was , printed on four sheets.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The City of New York / Will L. Taylor, chief draughtsman. )〕 The Taylor Map was one of the first true attempt to label all roads and piers, and to depict buildings using a vanishing perspective.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Streets of New York: Part III -- The Three Dimensional Maps )〕 ==Locations== At the bottom of the map is the Brooklyn Bridge, although the bridge was not yet completed at the time of the map's publication.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Bedrock Images - The Taylor Portrait of NYC )〕 Included in the locations depicted are factories, such as the Matthiessen and Wiechers Sugar Refining Works shown on the right, businesses such as the Fifth Avenue Hotel and Brown & Pray Carriage Builders, and locations such as Manhattan Beach. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taylor Map of New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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