The Resource The measure of Manhattan : the tumultuous career and surprising legacy of John Randel Jr., cartographer, surveyor, inventor, Marguerite Holloway
The measure of Manhattan : the tumultuous career and surprising legacy of John Randel Jr., cartographer, surveyor, inventor, Marguerite Holloway
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- Summary
- A biography of the nineteenth-century architect of Manhattan's city grid shares insights into his personality while surveying the innovations that enabled the developing city of Manhattan to overcome natural obstacles to infrastructure
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 372 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue: Big Rock
- In Which Reuben Skye Rose-Redwood and J.R. Lemuel Morrison Set Out To Find the Imagined City
- In Which John Randel Jr. Affixes the City to the Island
- In Which Rose-Redwood Surveys the 1811 Grid and Morrison Surveys Today's
- In Which Randel Keeps Seeking the Most Eligible Routes
- In Which Mannahatta Lifts Off
- In Which Is Described "The Ingenuity of the New"
- Epilogue: Randel's Rock
- Isbn
- 9780393071252
- Label
- The measure of Manhattan : the tumultuous career and surprising legacy of John Randel Jr., cartographer, surveyor, inventor
- Title
- The measure of Manhattan
- Title remainder
- the tumultuous career and surprising legacy of John Randel Jr., cartographer, surveyor, inventor
- Statement of responsibility
- Marguerite Holloway
- Subject
-
- City planning -- New York (State) | New York -- History -- 19th century
- Inventors -- United States -- Biography
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century
- Randel, John, Jr
- Cartographers -- United States -- Biography
- Surveying -- New York (State) | New York -- History -- 19th century
- Surveyors -- United States -- Biography
- Randel, John, Jr. -- Influence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A biography of the nineteenth-century architect of Manhattan's city grid shares insights into his personality while surveying the innovations that enabled the developing city of Manhattan to overcome natural obstacles to infrastructure
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Holloway, Marguerite
- Dewey number
-
- 526.9092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TA533.R37
- LC item number
- H65 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Randel, John
- Randel, John
- Surveyors
- Surveying
- City planning
- Cartographers
- Inventors
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The measure of Manhattan : the tumultuous career and surprising legacy of John Randel Jr., cartographer, surveyor, inventor, Marguerite Holloway
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Big Rock -- In Which Reuben Skye Rose-Redwood and J.R. Lemuel Morrison Set Out To Find the Imagined City -- In Which John Randel Jr. Affixes the City to the Island -- In Which Rose-Redwood Surveys the 1811 Grid and Morrison Surveys Today's -- In Which Randel Keeps Seeking the Most Eligible Routes -- In Which Mannahatta Lifts Off -- In Which Is Described "The Ingenuity of the New" -- Epilogue: Randel's Rock
- Control code
- ocn783163517
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393071252
- Lccn
- 2012044735
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- B R158 ; XX-AB ; LAP ; C1303BT6 (BS).
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 783163517
- (Sirsi) 783163517
- (OCoLC)783163517
- Label
- The measure of Manhattan : the tumultuous career and surprising legacy of John Randel Jr., cartographer, surveyor, inventor, Marguerite Holloway
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-352) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Big Rock -- In Which Reuben Skye Rose-Redwood and J.R. Lemuel Morrison Set Out To Find the Imagined City -- In Which John Randel Jr. Affixes the City to the Island -- In Which Rose-Redwood Surveys the 1811 Grid and Morrison Surveys Today's -- In Which Randel Keeps Seeking the Most Eligible Routes -- In Which Mannahatta Lifts Off -- In Which Is Described "The Ingenuity of the New" -- Epilogue: Randel's Rock
- Control code
- ocn783163517
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393071252
- Lccn
- 2012044735
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- B R158 ; XX-AB ; LAP ; C1303BT6 (BS).
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 783163517
- (Sirsi) 783163517
- (OCoLC)783163517
Subject
- City planning -- New York (State) | New York -- History -- 19th century
- Inventors -- United States -- Biography
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century
- Randel, John, Jr
- Cartographers -- United States -- Biography
- Surveying -- New York (State) | New York -- History -- 19th century
- Surveyors -- United States -- Biography
- Randel, John, Jr. -- Influence
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