MT Helena 1883 MAP – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with MT Helena 1883 MAP, an antique map rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: 1883 bird's eye view of Helena, Montana. The capitol of Montana and county seat of Lewis and Clarke Co
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MT Helena 1883 MAP
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Helena, Montana, appears here as a bird's-eye panorama, a format that let mapmakers show a whole town at once, with streets, buildings, and surrounding hills drawn in perspective rather than from directly above. This 1883 view was produced by the Beck & Pauli lithographic firm, with J. J. Stoner credited as the artist, and it captures Helena during its years as a booming mining center after gold was found in the nearby gulches in the 1860s. Panoramic maps like this one were sold to residents and civic boosters, so they tell us as much about how the town wanted to see itself as about its exact layout.
| Created / published | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Creator | beck & pauli, stoner, j. j. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,200 × 2,552 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | 1883 bird's eye view of Helena, Montana. The capitol of Montana and county seat of Lewis and Clarke Co |
| Reference | MT-Helena-1883 |
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