KNOWOL-New York

Beautifully Detailed Map of Rockville Centre, New York

This map of Rockville Centre, New York was created by KNOWOL in the tradition of nineteenth...

The Long Island Map of Memories, from Brooklyn to Nassau to Montauk Point

A restored vintage Long Island map showing the island from Brooklyn and Queens to the Hamptons and Montauk, with old towns, beaches, lighthouses, ships, and historic coastal details.

Restored Vintage Map of Chautauqua Lake from 1885

Vintage map of Lake Chautauqua, New York created in 1885 by the Matthews-Northrup Company of Buffalo, New York. The map shows a beautiful bird’s-eye view of Chautauqua Lake as it once was, with steamboats crossing the water, small lakefront communities along the shore, winding country roads, railroads, wooded hills, open farmland, hotels, docks, and summer places that shaped life around the lake in the late 1800s. This restored and colorized edition brings the historic view back to life while preserving the original linework, labels, and details of the 1885 map.

Killenworth Mansion, Russia’s Hidden Long Island Paradise

On the crest of a hill in Glen Cove, New York sits Killenworth, one of the country’s finest mansions

New York City’s pneumatic subway, the original “Hyperloop”

New York City’s first underground railway used pressurized air to propel train cars…

Retro map of the 1940 New York World’s Fair

Map of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park during the 1939 – 1940 World’s Fair

Beautifully detailed map of New York City from 1870

This vintage map of New York City was created in 1870 and has been lovingly restored by KNOWOL. Click on the image below to see the full map and purchase reproductions.