Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story In Maps By 75 New Yorkers
by Becky Cooper /
2013 / English / EPUB
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Armed with hundreds of blank maps she had painstakingly
printed by hand, Becky Cooper walked Manhattan from end to end.
Along her journey she met police officers, homeless people, fashion
models, and senior citizens who had lived in Manhattan all their
lives. She asked the strangers to map their Manhattan” and to mail
the personalized maps back to her. Soon, her P.O. box was filled
with a cartography of intimate narratives: past loves, lost homes,
childhood memories, comical moments, and surprising confessions. A
beautifully illustrated,
Armed with hundreds of blank maps she had painstakingly
printed by hand, Becky Cooper walked Manhattan from end to end.
Along her journey she met police officers, homeless people, fashion
models, and senior citizens who had lived in Manhattan all their
lives. She asked the strangers to map their Manhattan” and to mail
the personalized maps back to her. Soon, her P.O. box was filled
with a cartography of intimate narratives: past loves, lost homes,
childhood memories, comical moments, and surprising confessions. A
beautifully illustrated,PostSecret
PostSecret-style tribute to New
York,
-style tribute to New
York,Mapping Manhattan
Mapping Manhattan includes 75 maps from both anonymous
mapmakers and notable New Yorkers, including
includes 75 maps from both anonymous
mapmakers and notable New Yorkers, includingMan on Wire
Man on Wire
aerialist Philippe Petit,
aerialist Philippe Petit,New York Times
New York Times wine critic Eric
Asimov, Tony award-winning actor Harvey Fierstein, and many
more.
wine critic Eric
Asimov, Tony award-winning actor Harvey Fierstein, and many
more.
Praise for
Praise forMapping Manhattan
Mapping Manhattan:
:
What an intriguing project.”
What an intriguing project.”The New York Times
The New York Times
A tender cartographic love letter to this timeless city of
multiple dimensions, parallel realities, and perpendicular views.”
A tender cartographic love letter to this timeless city of
multiple dimensions, parallel realities, and perpendicular views.”
Brain Pickings
Brain Pickings
Cooper’s beautiful project linking the lives of New Yorkers is one
that will continue to grow.”
Cooper’s beautiful project linking the lives of New Yorkers is one
that will continue to grow.”Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly online
online