Bridge for Footpath / Archway Under Footpath
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Published by Sarony, Major & Knapp, New York, 1864
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Lithograph. Sheet measures 7 3/4 x 18 3/4". View of two Central Park bridges, Bow Bridge and Pinebank Arch. Wonderfully detailed and clear. Architects are credited in captions to the left of both illustrations. From the Third Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park. Minimal toning. Renowned landscape architects Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, were awarded the task of designing and completing what is today the most visited urban park in the United States. The park, with around 800 acres was designed with every single tree, pond, bridge, rock, and bench individually planned. According to Olmstead, "Every foot of the parks surface, every tree and bush, as well as every arch, roadway, and walk and been placed where it is for a purpose. Seller Inventory # 322620
Bibliographic Details
Title: Bridge for Footpath / Archway Under Footpath
Publisher: Sarony, Major & Knapp, New York
Publication Date: 1864
Binding: unbound
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