The Measure of Manhattan: The Tumultuous Career and Surprising Legacy of John Randel, Jr., Cartographer, Surveyor, Inventor
(Sprache: Englisch)
The first biography of an unrecognized, 19th-century genius, the man who plotted Manhattan's famous city grid.
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The first biography of an unrecognized, 19th-century genius, the man who plotted Manhattan's famous city grid.
Autoren-Porträt von Marguerite Holloway
Marguerite Holloway, the director of Science and Environmental Journalism at Columbia University, has written for Scientific American, Discover, The New York Times and Wired
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Marguerite Holloway
- 384 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: WW Norton & Co
- ISBN-10: 0393071251
- ISBN-13: 9780393071252
Sprache:
Englisch
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This outstanding history of the Manhattan grid offers us a strange archaeology: part spatial adventure, part technical expedition into the heart of measurement itself, starring teams of 19th-century gentlemen striding across the island's eroded mountains and wild streams, implementing a grid that would soon enough sprout skyscrapers and flatirons, Central Park and Fifth Avenue. Marguerite Holloway's engaging survey takes us step by step through the challenges of obsolete land laws and outdated maps of an earlier metropolis, looking for--and finding--the future shape of this immeasurable city. --Geoff Manaugh
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