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[The Bronx Office of the Topographical Bureau.]

[The Bronx Office of the Topographical Bureau.]

[The Bronx Office of the Topographical Bureau.]

[The Bronx Office of the Topographical Bureau.]

[Construction Bureau.]

[Construction Bureau.]

[Louis Risse, Chief Engineer, Topographical Department.]

[Louis Risse, Chief Engineer, Topographical Department.]

[Construction Bureau.]

[Construction Bureau.]

[Surveying and measuring base lines in the East Bronx.]

[Surveying and measuring base lines in the East Bronx.]

[Triangulation of Greater New York.]

[Triangulation of Greater New York.]

[Pearsal Avenue north of Pelham Parkway.]

[Pearsal Avenue north of Pelham Parkway.]

[Department of Street Improvements.]

[Department of Street Improvements.]

[Rosedale and Story Avenues.]

[Rosedale and Story Avenues.]

[Hunts Point, Casanova Avenue near Oakwood Avenue.]

[Hunts Point, Casanova Avenue near Oakwood Avenue.]

[Noble Avenue and Randall Avenue.]

[Noble Avenue and Randall Avenue.]

[Louis Risse, chief engineer of the Bronx Street Improvements Department.]

[Louis Risse, chief engineer of the Bronx Street Improvements Department.]

[Bronx Department of Street Improvements.]

[Bronx Department of Street Improvements.]

[Department of Street Improvements, drafting room and map makers.]

[Department of Street Improvements, drafting room and map makers.]

[Surveying Tower.]

[Surveying Tower.]

[Department of Street Improvement, chief engineer's office.]

[Department of Street Improvement, chief engineer's office.]

[Randall and Balton Avenues, Clason Point.]

[Randall and Balton Avenues, Clason Point.]

[Randall Avenue near Sound View.]

[Randall Avenue near Sound View.]

First sketch of a transverse road drawn by Louis A. Risse as visioned by him in the conception of the original planning of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse 1892

First sketch of a transverse road drawn by Louis A. Risse as visioned by him in the conception of the original planning of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse 1892

[Topographical Bureau.]

Accession number X2010.11.6512 
Unique identifier MNY220783 
Dated ca. 1895 
Inscription / technical details In pencil, on verso: Topographical B. 
File dimensions 14.0 in × 10.6 in at 300dpi
35.5 cm × 27.0 cm at 300dpi 

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