The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12
THg FIFTH AVENUE RESERVOIR.

PRoyEor TO xsrABLBH PLANIsPHERR UNI
ERsAL BIOGRAPHICAL GARDEN.
me following letter has been addressed 10 Mayor
Ey, on the much discussed subject OF whas dsposi-
ten shah be made Of the ground occupied BY The
Pth Avenue Reservoir
Sns-l respectfully submit TO your consideration
ton 10 be made Of the ground nov occupied BY tho
tiilh avenue and fovty-sscond street Reservoir aud
urge NOR - ao,o rotsp tbs very v.i"sDie
property, aud 10 turn the entire block INTO \ park
propose TO construct and establish on the
sito between Forteth and Forty second streets,
Faith and sixth avenues, when the reservoir Is
removed, pianisphoro universal geographical garden.
representing 10 relieve the ground tie urae y! the
territorial siobe-Europe ASIA, Africa, America and
Oceanica-with It's great physical natural divsIols
ana ia principal geographical accidents. mountains,
capcs straits, islhmus, rivers lakes seas oceans;
also lis political divisions IN the bve parts OF the
world With tho capitals and the cities
Of each country. The terrestrial surface viii be repre-
scnted IN the garden just AZ II is In resy-composed
continents and islands Will be land. and the rivers
lakes, CULTS buys straits. seas and VIII be
water tho rivers aowing into the seas Rocks VIII al
the places OF the and VOLCANOES The
physical or natural divisions OF the goJe viii be- plainly
shown by tho rang OF nounains which separate the
world will bo no less clearly shown by the national
colors OF each country strings and wires painted
various colors Will indicate the different railroad lines
Metal plates viii give the names tho supericcs and the
population OF the countries oil states the capitals
Will .ivo the names and tho length OF the ilvers,
the names ana the heights Of the mountains and vol,
canoes, the namos OF tho capes VI the straits Of the
isthmuscs, &c, SC, ana indicate The merdians and
tn ailtLdcs Tho stakes supporting said metal plates
VIII be painted IN The national coors of tue country
they belong ~, and 30 Indicate uot only the divcrs
mathematics mud The political divisions IN the I've
parts OF tho world. but also the colonies and ultra
marine POSSESSIONS o country. The continents
VIII present most graceful AID pleasant appearance,
being ornamcntcd with grass piols flower bsds and
ciunlps Of trees. &c ,and thcir outlines beng marked
suruos ana flowers, varying according TO tho
Shady promenades VIII be iogud al around the garden
and waIks properly laid along the SHORES ar
stic Bridges crossing The seas aud oceans, viii cnabe
the publc tu travel over the world IKE in vessel upd
TO visit AL the countries OF the universe. For In.
stance the visitor who inends 10 make trip around
the word IN tho Geogranhica! Garden NAV conmepce
With Europc, and cmoark 90 the Mediterranean Sea
aud 6rs' VISIT the Kingdom Of Greece enter into the
Adratic Sea, visit Austria; SEQ swiizerand; visit
Italy, both aoaS the Adrlatic and Mediterranean
coasts: visit SPAN; pass the strait OF Gibraltar,
enter '1s A.lan'ie -, ocean, go 70 Portugal,
Ireland cross the North Sea and Visit sweden, Nor
way, Denmark, Prussia anu tho German Empire; sail
over the Baltic sea TO Russia through the Boihnia
Gull and the Lapland country enter the White Sea and
the ARCTIC Ocean; puss between Russia Europe aud
Russia IN Asia over The Ural Mountains tho Gas
pan Sea, walk over the Caucasus Mountains.
Black Sea and visit Turkey. Thence the visitor may
cross TO Africa and VISIT tho Mediterranean coast--
Egypt ana rs pyramids Algeria, Morocco; pass the
Strait OF Gibraltar enter the Atlantic Ocean, the
grand desert OF Sahara where he may follow steps
and discoveries OF Livingstone and stanley; VISIT sen
egsmba, the Upper ana Lower Guinea, tho Hotten-
to.s country The Cape Colony; pass to Capo of Good
Hope enter the Indian Ocean pass along the Islands
OF Madagascar, OF tho Reunion and OF France visit
Mozambique, Zauguebar Abel; enter the Strait OF
Babel Mundod and the Red Sea- visit Abyssn,a Nub,a
and through the canal and the s,hmus OF Suez reach
again the Mediterranean Sea. Now tho visitor may
penetrate IN Asia, VISIT Turkey and Arabia and the
celebrated cities OF Jerusalem, Mecca and Damus;
visit Persia the Hindoosian aud the other possessions
OF Grea! Britain in Egypt the French possessions OF
Mahe, Karekal, Pondichcry &c pass the Strait
OF Sundn the Gu Sea ana Farther In.
dn; the Empire Of Chua and Pekin, MAXIM. Canton;
then through the Yellow Sea aud INC Japan Sea
the Empire OF japan. Then, entering tho Pac nc
Ocean, tho visitor will visit Occanlca and travel along
Australia, the largest island IN the world, and rasms
MA both under the dominion OF Great Britain; along
the islands OF Sumatra, Bornco, Java, CesDcs, Mouc
Nougoi.Aiva, &c, the sandwich Islands, &c. and
through the archipelas Of Maranna, Of Magel.
Ian, Of Arson. OF Marshall aud OF Gilbert
visitor will enter tho Arctic Ocean, and alter paying
70 Siberia ami to tho North Pole, whore he will
witness tho attempts and pro- oil the renowned
explorers, he wlli come 70 America and Will visit
Gr,snIsnd, pass through Davis strait enter At
lant,c Ocean. and through HUDSON Strait penetrate
In Hudson Bay ana visit British America, with the
dominion Of Canada; thence reach again the Atlantic
s ss Of Name New Hampshire 'S %asachS
sotts, Rhode Island, CONNECTICUT, New York,
Sw Js,ssy souss MalAna
Florida; thence the VISITOR will pass through tho Flor
ida STRAIT, enter the Gulf Of Mexico, VISIT Mexico,
at Cubs, Haytl Jamaica, Porto Rico, Msruinlco
Guadaloupe; thence passing In south America he viii
~,
pire oil Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, tho Argentine
Republic and Patagonia; then, passing Cape Horn
and entering again the Pacific Ocean, he will visit
Chill. Bolivia, Peru Ecuador and Colombia coast the
Isthmus Of Panama, visit Central America and tho
States OF tneC ned states On tue Pacific coast Lower
Caiiiorna, California, oregon, Washington erri,ory
an Alaska, where he Will reach again Behrrg Strait
and She Cape Prince oil Wales, and notice that ut Tins
point the Two continents tho Old and the New World
only few miles distant from each other. Thus
tho visitor will have made trip around tho world
travelled along the coasts OF tho five parts GLOBE
passed several times under tho Equator and under
all the latitudes-and all TINS In line garden, tui
OF green. flowers aud shade, and with plenty
resting places and accom- 0dations oil every kind
The construction OF ''planisphere universal geo.
graphical garden" has been 10 me tor May years an
opject Of study have successfully con dered and
matured all tho difficulties Of the work, botn its
general dcincati0n and In Its numerous parts, details
and desirable requirements and appurtcnances As
result o. this long preparatory study and OF careful
estimate prepared to undertake the con
and establishment OF "plausphere universal
ornamental, tasteful, artistic and complete man.
ner. to do non0r and credit 10 the city
myself for $500 Co., the site being cleared to The
level of Cifth avenue Itruly believe that the above
N the wor d-woud, to a much larger extent than
any, ring else, eventually enrich the city; consider.
ably enhance u, oucc tho value OF the surrounding
property add valuable attraction 70 the opos;
be OF general advantage as source OF pleasure and
health, and OF invaluable utity Tor public education
and the practical study OF geography; thus max ny a
hrst reolfzat ioa Of audape purpose Of the New
York Academy oil Sciences champion ng--as II has
undertaken to do-thc adaptation oil public parks 70
scientific uses without mpairng any oil their present
uses tor recreation. All this Is considerably submitted
by your respectful servant,
HENRY H. DE PEffERREN, NJ. D., Phi. b..
NEW YoaK, August, 1871 No. 1876 Sixth avenue.