{"title":"The National Geographic Magazine","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-reaches-of-new-york-city-national-geographic-historically-annotated-1939-map-p-6-111087","title":"The Reaches of New York City—National Geographic—Historically annotated 1939 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'The Reaches of New York City'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA large decorative regional map published by The National Geographic Magazine in April 1939, presenting New York City as the centre of an extensive cultural, economic, and historical hinterland. The map extends from Philadelphia northward to Albany, depicting highways, railroads, canals, and waterways alongside county seats, state capitals, and principal towns. Numerous historic battlefields are identified, with dates printed in blue, precisely situating military events within the regional landscape. Interwoven with these are a wealth of historical anecdotes relating to exploration, political history, and technological innovation, including the location where George Washington wrote his Farewell Address, the cradle of the Rockefeller family, the site where Thomas Edison developed the incandescent electric light, and the place where Henry Hudson made landfall in 1609. An inset map of South Jersey appears at lower right, while the site of the 1939 New York World’s Fair is prominently marked, firmly anchoring the map in its contemporary moment. Rich Art Deco decorative elements, maritime vignettes, and portrait medallions of notable historical figures frame the composition, blending geographic precision with cultural narrative. Both informative and ornamental, The Reaches of New York City exemplifies National Geographic’s interwar cartographic style, transforming regional geography into a layered visual history that integrates landscape, memory, and national identity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52094039490907,"sku":"P-6-111087","price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111087a.jpg?v=1769108406"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/fr\/collections\/the-national-geographic-magazine.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}