The Greatest Grid — 1811 Commissioner’s Plan
Provenance: TimeWalk Wiki / Museum of the City of New York
Type: interactive
Time Coverage: 1811
License: OpenAccess
Periods: 1776
Source URL: https://thegreatestgrid.mcny.org/greatest-grid/before-the-grid
Description
Museum of the City of New York’s interactive exhibit on the 1811 Commissioner’s Plan, showing Manhattan before and after the grid was imposed. Includes terrain comparison.
Tags
grid-plan, 1811, before-after, terrain, commissioners-plan