ILLUSTRATIONS

• View of Long Meadow, Prospect Park, Brooklyn Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. Frontispiece
• Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park From Illustrated London News, April 10, 1847 70
• “Plan of Birkenhead New Park,” 1844 Courtesy of Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Cheshire 72
• Calvert Vaux, “Plan Showing Present & Proposed Boundaries of Prospect Park Brooklyn,” February 4, 1865 From BPC, Fifth Annual Report [1865] 82
• Olmsted, Vaux & Co., “Preliminary Study of a Design for Prospect Park Proposed to be Laid Out for the City of Brooklyn” [1866] From BPC, Sixth Annual Report [1866]  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 84–85
• View of Long Meadow, Prospect Park Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 91
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• Olmsted, Vaux & Co., Plan for Playground in Prospect Park Near Flatbush Avenue, December 10, 1868  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 113
• Christopher Wren’s Plan for London, 1666 “A Plan for rebuilding the City of London according to the design proposed by Sir Chris. Wren, showing the situation of the Principal Streets and Public Buildings” From James Elmes, Memoirs of the Life and Works of Sir Christopher Wren . . .(London, 1823) 120
• Avenue de l’Imperatrice, Paris From Jean-Charles-Adolphe Alphand, Les Promenades de Paris, 2 vols. (Paris, 1867–73) Courtesy of the Frances Loeb Library, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 135
• Plan of Unter den Linden and Thiergarten, Berlin Grundriss der Königl. Residenzstadt Berlin, Verlag von D. Reimer (Berlin, 1848) Courtesy of the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 136
• Olmsted, Vaux & Co., Plan for Parkway in Brooklyn “City of Brooklyn. Plan of a Portion of Park Way as Proposed to be Laid Out from the Eastern Part of the City to The Plaza” From BPC, Eighth Annual Report [1868]  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 137
• Olmsted and His Brother, John Hull Olmsted, Camping in Texas During Their Journey of 1853–54 From Frederick Law Olmsted, A Journey Through Texas (New York, 1857) 150
• Outline of Buffalo Park System Proposed in Olmsted’s Report of October 1, 1868, Superimposed on the Plan of the System as Constructed, c. 1876 165
• Plan of Buffalo Park System, as Displayed at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876 Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 167
• “Chicago South Park Commission, Plan of The South Open Ground, The Upper Plaisance, The Midway Plaisance, The Lake Open Ground, The Lagoon Plaisance, and The Parkway Quadrant, As Proposed to be Laid Out by Olmsted, Vaux & Co. [xiii]Landscape Architects, 1871” Courtesy of Chicago Park District, Chicago, Ill. 214
• Plan of Chicago South Park, Keyed to Features Described in the Report by Olmsted, Vaux & Co. of 1871 215
• Plan of Chicago South Park, Showing “Open” and “Plaisance” Areas as Described in Report by Olmsted, Vaux & Co. of 1871 220
• Plan Showing “Children’s District” of Central Park, c. 1873 Courtesy of the Frances Loeb Library, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 242
• The Children’s Shelter in Central Park From BCCP, Twelfth Annual Report [1869] 243
• The Dairy in Central Park Courtesy of the Central Park Conservancy, New York City 244
• Lawn Below the Dairy in Central Park, with the Children’s Cottage Courtesy of the Central Park Conservancy, New York City 245
• New County Court House, New York, 1871 From Harper’s Weekly, September 9, 1871 249
• Greywacke Arch in Central Park with New Plantings Designed to Obscure It From View, c. 1863 The Central Park: Photographed by W. H. Guild, Jr., with Descriptions and a Historical Sketch, by Fred. B. Perkins (New York, 1864), plate 43, “Pointed Archway” -  Courtesy of the Central Park Conservancy, New York City 261
• The Sheepfold, Central Park Courtesy of the Central Park Conservancy, New York City 269
• Central Park Keeper at Gate Stereograph  Courtesy of Herbert Mitchell 283
• “Windsor Park” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 309
• “Fontainebleau — View from the Chateau” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 315
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• “Fontainebleau — View in the Forest” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 316
• “Map of the Bois de Boulogne” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 317
• “Map of Victoria Park” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 319
• “Map of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of Genera I Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 320
• “Map of Birkenhead Park and Adjoining Villa Sites” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 322
• “Map of Central Park” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 325
• “Map of Prospect Park” From George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, eds., The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 16 vols. (New York, 1873–76) 327
• Frederick Law Olmsted, “Mount Royal Design Map 1877” Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 380–81
• Map of Mount Royal Keyed to Olmsted’s Report of 1881 382–83
• Plan for Mount Royal without Côtes-des-Neiges Reservoir and Showing Drive, Ride and Walk Near Summit, 1876 [Plan no. 609–36]  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 409
• Frederick Law Olmsted, “Belle Isle Park Preliminary Plan,” 1883  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 422–23
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• View of Proposed Gallery on Belle Isle, 1883 Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 424
• Wilhelm Hildenbrand, Elevation of Brooklyn Approach to Brooklyn Bridge, c. 1877 Courtesy of the New York City Municipal Archives 438
• Wire Bridge Over the Schuylkill River, 1843 From Charles Ellet, A Popular Notice of Suspension Bridges, With a Brief Description of the Wire Bridge across the Schuylkill at Fairmount (Philadelphia, 1843) Courtesy of the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 439
• “Proposed Improvement of Back Bay,” 1879 City of Boston, Park Department, “Proposed Improvement of Back Bay,” 1879 J. P. Davis, City Engineer, F. L. Olmsted, Landscape Architect  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 446–47
• View of Back Bay Fens with Boylston Street Bridge and Causeway Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 449
• “General Plan for the Sanitary Improvement of Muddy River,” 1881 “General Plan for the Sanitary Improvement of Muddy River and for Completing a Continuous Promenade Between Boston Common and Jamaica Pond,” 1881 F. L. Olmsted, Landscape Architect  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 451
• Schoolmaster Hill, Franklin Park, with Shelter and Picnic Terraces Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 485
• Lawn Tennis in Ellicottdale, Franklin Park Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 486
• Playstead and Playstead Overlook Shelter, Franklin Park Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 487
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• Scene in the Wilderness, Franklin Park Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 491
• Nazingdale in the Country Park Section of Franklin Park Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 492
• City of Boston. Park Department, “General Plan of Franklin Park,” 1885 Fred. Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect, W. L. Fischer, Assistant  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 494–95
• “General Plan for the Improvement of the State Reservation at Niagara,” 1887 Board of Commissioners of the State Reservation at Niagara, “General Plan for the Improvement of the State Reservation at Niagara to Accompany Report by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, Landscape Architects,” 1887 544–45
• Detail of 1887 Niagara Reservation Plan, Showing Concourses at Porter’s Bluff and Stedman’s Bluff on Goat Island 549
• “Design Map of South Park,” Buffalo, 1888 City of Buffalo. Park Commission, “Design Map of South Park, Buffalo, 1888,” F. L. and J. C. Olmsted, Landscape Architects  Courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Mass. 578–79
• Birdseye View of Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Designed by Adolph Strauch “View of Spring Grove Cemetery and Surrounding Country, From the Residence of Mr. Henry Probasco, Clifton Heights” [c. 1867]  Courtesy of the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 608