{"id":1192,"date":"2014-10-29T14:16:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T19:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2014-10-29T14:16:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T19:16:33","slug":"map-of-week-greetings-from-long-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/livesofmaps\/2014\/10\/29\/map-of-week-greetings-from-long-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Map of Week: Greetings From Long Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For this week\u2019s map of the week, I decided to choose a map that I was particularly familiar with and has a certain relevance to me.\u00a0 As long as I can date back my lineage, my entire family has lived on Long Island.\u00a0 Long Island has always been and will always be a place that I feel like I can trace my roots back to.\u00a0 My Dad and his family originally lived in a town called Hicksville, which is shown in the central part of the map, before they eventually moved to the town that my family and I live in today, Garden City.\u00a0 Many of my fondest childhood memories have taken place on Long Island and although I may be biased I have always felt that it has so much to offer to those who live there as well as those who come to visit.\u00a0 Whether its going to the beach, boating, attending a concert of your favorite band, international airports, golf courses, historical sites and near one of the largest cities in the world, Long Island has everything that someone could ever want if they lived here or even if they just stopped by for a visit.<\/p>\n

I find this particular tourist map of Long Island to be very unique.\u00a0 Even though Long Island is an island, it\u2019s located right next to Connecticut and New York.\u00a0 This map of Long Island completely takes Connecticut and New York out of the picture, making it really stick out to the viewer\u2019s eye.\u00a0 It forces the map viewer to see all of the things that you really can do on Long Island.\u00a0 Similar to the North Carolina State Highway map that we looked at in Denis Wood\u2019s novel, this particular map of Long Island is trying to sell to people on all the things you can do on Long Island and that you should visit.\u00a0 Both of these maps looked to prove to the viewer that there are various activities to do as well and many different places to see.\u00a0 These maps also wanted to make sure that no space on the map was wasted and tried to include as much information as they could. The cartoonish nature of the map is also something that stuck out to me.\u00a0 These animations show all of the different sites and events that you can do and see on Long Island.\u00a0 For example, the fisherman and boats represent all of the great fishing and boating locations that Long Island has to offer.\u00a0 I think the author, who is anonymous, really wanted to show to the viewer just how unique these opportunities are.\u00a0 It is not often that you have waters that are great for fishing and have access to calm waters for boating.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s taking your boat out of Montauk past the Montauk lighthouse looking for a that massive catch of the day or casually boating in the calm waters of the Long Island Sound, this map shows all of that through the cartoon pictures along the coastline.<\/p>\n

There were also some very interesting images on the inland portion of the map that stuck out to me and reminded me of some of my past experiences.\u00a0 Some of these things that stuck out to me were the cartoon pictures of the golfer, the racehorse and the Ferris Wheel at Coney Island.\u00a0 The golfer is there to represent the Bethpage Black Course, one of the most difficult golf courses in the country and the racehorse represents Belmont Park, the location of Belmont Stakes each year.\u00a0 The Ferris Wheel is one of the main features of Coney Island\u2019s famous amusement park.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing how cartography can make you remember some specific events in your childhood.\u00a0 When I see these cartoon pictures pictured on the map, they immediately bring me back to some specific events in my childhood.\u00a0 I remember playing golf at Bethpage in the summer with my friends, attending horse races on Sundays with my Dad and I also remember riding on the Ferris Wheel on trips to Coney Island with my family.\u00a0 I feel like the author decided to include these particular features because they are some of the main attractions for people who live on Long Island as well as tourists who come to visit Long Island.\u00a0 These are just some of the things that I will think about and remember when I see this map.\u00a0 For someone who has never been to Long Island, they would be able to tell from looking at this map that Long Island has a ton to offer to people.\u00a0 The cartographer didn\u2019t waste any space on the map and tried to include as many of Long Island\u2019s main attractions as he could.<\/p>\n

This anonymous tourist map of Long Island ended up having more of a personal connection to me than I had originally thought.\u00a0 As I continued to dive deeper into the map I realized just how meaningful Long Island is to me.\u00a0 This tourist map brought me back to some fond memories I have as I remembered participating in the various different activities that Long Island has to offer.\u00a0 It truly is a place that I can call home.\u00a0 This particular map really helped me to realize this and it is incredible how what seems like a simple tourist map of Long Island can have such a special impact on someone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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