WA Seattle 1878 MAP – Antique Map Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with WA Seattle 1878 MAP, an antique map rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
WA Seattle 1878 MAP
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Elliott Bay and the small settlement along its eastern shore are the focus of this 1878 map of Seattle, which was then a young town in Washington Territory. The city was still built around its waterfront, where Henry Yesler's steam sawmill and the logging trade that supplied it drove the local economy. Maps from this period often show streets, lots, and waterfront structures as residents and investors planned for growth, and the railroad that would reach Seattle in 1884 was still years away. Comparing the street grid here with the modern city shows how much the town expanded after statehood in 1889.
| Created / published | 1878 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 2,550 × 750 px · prints to 8 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | WA-Seattle-1878 |
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