This wonderful old map of the Brooklyn Bridge was originally published in 1883. It was created by an anonymous mapmaker.
A large beautiful pictorial map of the Brooklyn Bridge - or the Great Suspension Bridge - on the day that it was opened. It was considered a fantastic engineering accomplishment in the 19th century and was the first suspension bridge that used steel for its cable wires!
Upon its opening, the Great East River Bridge, as it was called, was the world's longest suspension bridge and was the first fixed bridge across the East River. It was renamed the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915 when Brooklyn became part of New York City.
This map looks great at all sizes: 18x12in (46x30.5cm), 24x14in (60x35cm), 36x24in (61x91.5cm), 43x26in (110x66.5cm), 50x30in (125x75cm), 60x35in (150x90cm) and 70x42in (180x105cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 90in (229cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 36x24in (61x91.5cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
Please note the unframed 24x14in (60x35cm) map has white edges around the map. These edges can help you with framing, or if you don’t need them they are very easy to snip off with scissors. All other maps, including the framed maps, look exactly like the listing images.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of New York by Josef Ferdinand Klemm in 1908.
The locations on this map include: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, New York, East River and Brooklyn Bridge.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in the Brooklyn Bridge or someone who enjoyed walking across it.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.