March 7, 2009

Three tilted angles on Manahattan in one map

There’s a lot to like about the concept of the Panamap.

Tilt it one way and you can see Manhattan’s street grid, another angle gets you the subway lines, yet another yields the names of all the neighborhood and landmarks such as museums and hospitals.

However, you need a deft wrist move to see what you’re looking for. And even more frustrating is the choice of “sights” on the map. While it’s missing museums such as the New-York Historical Society and the Rubin Museum it somehow includes the Guggenheim Museum SoHo (which closed in 2001.)

There’s more, like the reference to the Ellis Island ferry at Pier 25 (which would send tourists to the edge of Tribeca rather than the southern tip of Manhattan.)

Image source: Panamap

March 7, 2009 3:36 PM in Maps

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