This new exhibition explores how a growing New York City was portrayed for visitors and residents, curated by Grolier Club member Mark D. Tomasko from his collection. The exhibition features more than 130 objects, including guidebooks, viewbooks, photobooks, maps, and pamphlets. Guidebooks on view trace the growth of the city, including Dr. Mitchill’s Picture of New York (1807, the first guide to New York City), as well as specialty guidebooks and viewbooks, such as for the new Central Park, Ellis Island, speakeasies, restaurants, and skyscrapers.
On show will be some of the earliest guidebooks tracing the growth of the city, street panoramas showing buildings in detail, and photobooks capturing notable moments in the history of the city.
Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm
Free admission
2nd floor Gallery
Grolier Club
47 E 60th Street
New York, NY
