View of the World from 9th Avenue

"View of the World from 9th Avenue" is a 1976 illustration by Saul Steinberg that appeared as the cover of The New Yorker. The artwork depicts a cityscape from Manhattan’s perspective, showing the New York City skyline in the foreground with a simplified map of the world in the background. Steinberg’s playful and satirical style, influenced by Expressionism, exaggerates Manhattan's central importance and offers a humorous critique of perception-based cartography. The piece highlights the distorted self-importance of urban cultures and their view of the broader world, serving as a witty commentary on human perception and societal self-importance.