Whether it’s the subway map, or even just tourists, spinning in circles trying to orient themselves on google maps, NYC is one of the most mapped and iconic cities in the nation. Just when you think you’ve seen every iteration of the city in map-form, a book comes along to blow that out of the water.
“You Are Here: NYC: Mapping the Soul of the City” by Katharine Harmon features 200 artistic maps of NYC created between 1600 and 2015, and it’s incredible. Check out some of the featured maps below:
Liu Jianhua: “Regular Fragile,” 2002-10. Princeton Architectural PressMatthew Picton: “Lower Manhattan,” 2011. Princeton Architectural PressHenry Wellge: “Greatest New York,” 1911. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, New York Public LibraryLiz Hickok: “Fugitive Topography: Jelly NYC,” 2010 (View from the Staten Island Ferry) Princeton Architectural PressNobutaka Aozaki: “From Here to There (Manhattan),” 2012-ongoing. Yuriko KatoriMichael Crawford: “Three Sympathetic, Absorbent States Volunteer to Serve as NYC Storm Surge Buffers,” 2012. Princeton Architectural PressTanner Greenring and Jack Shepherd: “The Ultimate Nerd Guide to New York City,” 2011. Princeton Architectural PressHong Seon Jang: “Type City,” 2014. Princeton Architectural PressMeredith McNeal: “Brooklyn Day Dress,” 2007. Catherine de ZágonThe Bronx Museum of the Arts: “The Bronx Grand Concourse—A Cultural Map,” 2013. Design by Kevin Waldron, research by Terry Wasserman, additional research and produced by Tamzin Barford. Princeton Architectural Press“The East Village, New York City,” 2001. Concept by Marc H. Miller, artwork by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook, design by Kevin Hein. Princeton Architectural PressInaki Aliste Lizarralde: “Apartments of Chandler + Joey and Monica + Rachel,” 2015. Princeton Architectural PressKatarina Jerinic: “Brooklyn Constellations,” 2007. Princeton Architectural PressPaula Scher: “High Line,” 2005. Princeton Architectural Press
