Subject: New York City, New York
Period: 1946 (published)
Publication: True Magazine
Color: Printed Color
Size:
10.9 x 23.5 inches
27.7 x 59.7 cm
This scarce and splashy pictorial map of Manhattan by Paul Savitt was published in True, "the Man's Magazine." A legend identifies 77 sites of interest for visitors, several of which are then illustrated on the map in Savitt's fine graphic style. Sightseers can catch a ballgame at Yankee Stadium, take in a show on Broadway (Oklahoma and Harvey are among the shows pictorially represented here), watch a fight at Madison Square Garden, or check out the artists in Greenwich Village. The Statue of Liberty looms large at the bottom of the map, with a big welcome mat at her base. A compass rose is cleverly incorporated in a pocket watch design. Savitt (1924-2010) was a prolific painter and graphic artist based in the city for most of his long life. An illustrated pin-up appears on verso.
References: Rumsey #11414.
Condition: A
Issued folding with a few small staple holes along the bottom edge of the map.