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Automobile Map of Long Island. East and West.

  • ARTIST: George Walker

  • PUBLISHER: Published by the Walker Lith. & Pub. Co. Boston.

  • MEDIUM: Stone engraving with tint stone,

    DATE: 1904

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 26 1/2 x 31 1/4" (67.6 x 79.5 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: The island is bisected here. East end is on the top. NYC, Nassau Co. and and the western half of Suffolk are on bottom. Town divisions are outlined in red; ferry routes, "good" roads and mileages are in red. The scale is two miles to an inch.<br><br> The Walker Co. was formed in 1880 by George Hiram Walker and his brother, Oscar. They were very prolific, publishing maps, atlases and bird's-eye views primarily of New England.. The Walkers were the last of Boston's important lithographers.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition and color save for minor tears along sheet edges.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps