M.J. Rose

Thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities, The New York Public Library is mapping history! –

Elephant-Shaped Buildings and Other Curiosities: NYPL’s Map Librarian Talks About Making Historical Geography a Part of the Internet

By Matt Knutzen, Geospatial Librarian – The New York Public Library

“One hundred years ago, a building-sized elephant stood across the street from the Coney Island Cyclone. The “elephant bazaar,” which once occupied the area on the North side of Surf Avenue, was an exciting discovery for The New York Public Library’s Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, which, with the aid of a generous three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is busy transforming NYPL’s historical paper map and atlas collections into a powerful digital resource….”