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Bird's-eye view of Wilmington, Del., 1874 – Antique Map Print

Bird's-eye view of Wilmington, Del., 1874, 1874 — antique map
Bird's-eye view of Wilmington, Del., 1874, 1874. Antique map from the PAN MAPS collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Bird's-eye view of Wilmington, Del., 1874, preserved in this antique map. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Library of Congress record: Wilmington, Del. 1874

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Bird's-eye view of Wilmington, Del., 1874

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Laid out below a high, angled viewpoint, Wilmington sits where the Brandywine meets the Christina River, and this 1874 bird's-eye view shows how the city looked to a viewer above its rooftops. Views like this were drawn in elevated perspective so that streets, rail lines, and major buildings could be recognized at a glance, and they were often sold to residents and businesses as a record of local growth. John C. Harkness, who drew many city views in this period, worked with the publisher H. H. Bailey & Co. on the composition. The mills, rail connections, and riverfront activity of the mid-1870s are the details worth studying.

Created / published1874
Creatorharkness, john c., h.h. bailey & co, lewis, george w.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Panoramic Maps
Original scan5,816 × 3,004 px · prints to 19 × 10 in at 300 dpi
Library of Congress titleWilmington, Del. 1874
ReferenceDE-Wilmington-1874

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