Plan of the Central Park, New York : entry no. 4 in the competition. March 20, 1858

Treasures of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library

1858

1 map : ms. ; 115 x 262 cm. (45 x 103")

The John Rink plan of Central Park. Number 4 of thirty-three submissions for the design competition for Central Park in Manhattan. It shows reservoirs, a parade ground, roads, plantings, and a monumental museum building (precursor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art) proposed for the south and east flanks of the Yorkville Reservoir. The plan is oriented with north to right of sheet. Ink and colored washes. References: Heckscher, M.H. Creating Central Park, p. 22. Rink was probably an engineer in the employ of the parks commissioners.

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Parks--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Museum buildings--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Streets--New York (State)--New York--Planning--Maps
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Central Park (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript

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