Digital Image: 1883 Major Bird's-Eye View of the Brooklyn Bridge Opening Night (New York)
BirdsEyeBrooklynBridge-major-1883-2_d
Title
Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Display of Fire Works on Opening Night.
1883 (dated) 17.75 x 25.25 in (45.085 x 64.135 cm)
1883 (dated) 17.75 x 25.25 in (45.085 x 64.135 cm)
Description
FOR THE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP, WITH HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, CLICK HERE.
Digital Map Information
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Credit and Scope of Use
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How Large Can I Print?
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Refunds
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Cartographer
Alfred Sarony Major (April 13, 1854 - July 23, 1929) was a New York City publisher, engraver, and lithographer. Major was born in New York, the son of Henry Broughman Major (1820 - 1887), of the lithography firm 'Sarony, Major, Knapp'. His middle name honors Napoleon Sarony (1821 - 1896), his father's business partner and a major pioneer in American lithography. Major learnt lithography under his father, Henry S. Major, at Major and Knapp. Major's early independent work is extremely obscure, being a singular view of the opening ceremonies of the Brooklyn Bridge issued in 1883. At the time, Major's offices were located at 330 Pearl Street, right next to the Manhattan entrance to the Bridge, in South Street Seaport, suggesting the location may have been a short-term marriage of convenience. Later he became a 'major' figure in publishing, the Vice-President of the American Banknote Company, one of the largest printers in the United States. In his later years, Major focused his attentions fully on engraving, becoming renowned as one of the finest banknote engravers in the world. More by this mapmaker...
References
Metropolitan Museum of Art 54.90.709. Brooklyn Museum X897.