Plat Map of Albuquerque

PublisherPublished by Albuquerque BluePrint Company (Albuquerque, New Mexico, active ca. 1937 - ca. 1996)

Date1937

Mediumprinted paper on linen

Dimensions53 x 78 1/2 in. (134.6 x 199.4 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ted Rush

Object numberPC2013.6.1

DescriptionThis map of the City of Albuquerque was printed by Blueprint Company. The map is printed on paper and mounted onto linen with wooden frames (top & bottom) to be rolled up and act as a scroll-type map. Showcasing an aerial view of Albuquerque's buildings from the Rio Grande east to San Pedro Drive, the map has hollowed squares and rectangles indicating clusters of buildings. In a plat map style, many of the buildings are numbered and spaced in sections based on land grants. The Rio Grande runs down the left side of the map and a thin border outlines the square map with designed squares in each corner.

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