Lakonislate t1_j4qq1w6 wrote
Just FYI, the Wikipedia article links to Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes' "The Iconography of Manhattan Island," an amazing resource with lots of old maps. Available to download as pdf as well, from Columbia University. There are 6 volumes, Wikipedia links to one of them.
Pherllerp t1_j4rlsgx wrote
Fun Fact: Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes and his wife were painted by John Singer Sargent and their portrait now hangs in the Met.
Lakonislate t1_j4srklr wrote
The Great Dane had a scheduling conflict, so Isaac "offered to assume the role of the Great Dane in the picture" :)
Edith also posed for statues.
That's the second version, now in Jackson Park Chicago. The first one was 65 feet high
Pherllerp t1_j4sxq9n wrote
That picture has a great story.
wil540_ OP t1_j4qqbcp wrote
Very interesting. Never heard of this book, it has a Wikipedia article itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iconography_of_Manhattan_Island
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