Zooming out to view this 1836 map of New York in full, the map’s artistic merit immediately becomes apparent – the scrolled border and detailed views speak to a gentle use for this map.

Central Park has long kept its grid ... and had them overlaid on a high-resolution map of Central Park. ... and partly because surveyors’ notes show that they admired the wild natural topography.

While some national fall foliage maps predict that parts of New York may have already peaked between Oct. 10 and 17, trees in Central Park tend to do so later than the rest of the state.