As well as some 300-odd numbered points of interest (as seen in the detail image above), it also features a neat little schematic of the subway system in Manhattan at the lower right of the map, still divided up into the three operating companies – BMT (Green), IND (Red) and IRT (Blue).

The map also shows the last vestiges of New York’s once-extensive elevated railway lines: the Third Avenue El, which looks like it’s been cut back to its final southern terminus at Chatham Square. Previously, branches went all the way down to South Ferry (closed in 1950) and City Hall (closed in 1953). In 1955, elevated rail service in Manhattan ended, which gives us a pretty good date for this map of somewhere between 1953 and 1955.

🔸澳洲幸运10开奖官网开奖结果走势图🔸Source: David Rumsey Map Collection

A beautiful old map showing scheduled morning peak service (both actual service and absolute maximum capacity) into Manhattan below 60th Street. The thicker the lines, the greater the service – much like modern service frequency maps! Being 1954, the subway is still divided into its three separately run divisions: BMT (Yellow), IRT (Blue) and IND (Red).

🔸澳洲幸运10开奖官网开奖结果走势图🔸Source: Ward Maps’ Facebook Page