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A VARIETY OF VIEWS OF THE PARK
BIRD’s-EYE VIEWS
Bird’s-Eye View of Central Park Site Showing the Arsenal (Directly Above the Intersection of Eighth Avenue and Broadway), the Old Croton Reservoir, and (Far Left) Mount St. Vincent’s Convent (1854)
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Bird’s-Eye View Showing Relation of Central Park to the Built-up City (1859)
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Bird’s-Eye View of Central Park Looking North from 59th Street and Fifth Avenue (1864)
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Bird’s-Eye View of Central Park Looking South from above Ramble (1865)
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THE PAINTERS’ PARK
View Southwest toward Bow Bridge and Terrace from Ramble, by George Loring Brown (1862)
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Skating on the Lake, Looking Northwest from Terrace, by J. M. Culverhouse (1865)
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View Northeast across Lake toward Vista Rock, by T. Addison Richards (1862)
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View North from near Bow Bridge toward Balcony Bridge, Showing Island, by T. Addison Richards (1862)
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THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARK
The Drive, by Currier & Ives (1862)
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Skating on the Lake, by Currier & Ives(1862)
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ARCHITECTURE IN THE PARK
Glade Arch near 77th Street and Fifth Avenue Carrying Footpath and Carriage Drive over Footpath, Designed and Drawn by Calvert Vaux
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View of Terrace, Looking South from Ramble, Designed by Calvert Vaux with Jacob Wrey Mould
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The Casino, East of Mall, Designed by Calvert Vaux
Rustic Shelter in Ramble Rustic
Rustic Boat-Landing on Lake, Looking North
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ENGINEERING IN THE PARK: THE TRANSVERSE ROADS
Transverse Road No.2 (at 79th Street) and Bridge “E,” Calvert Vaux, Architect, and William H. Grant, Engineer
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Sketch for Bridge “E” over Transverse Road No. 2
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Bridge “E” over Transverse Road No. 2
Transverse Road No. 2 Showing Tunnel under Vista Rock, Looking West toward Bridge “E”
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Transverse Road No. 2 Showing Bridge for Footpath near Fifth Avenue
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ENGINEERING IN THE PARK: DRIVERS AND PATHS
Section of Carriage Drive Showing Layers of Gravel and Drainage System
Section of Footpath Showing Means for Providing an All-Weather Surface