NJ-Trenton-1900 – Antique Wall Map
(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 NJ-Trenton-1900, an antique map rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Properties of the Delaware River Improvement Company on Morrisville Island, Pa. opposite Trenton, N.J.
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Trenton's role as New Jersey's capital and its position on the Delaware River give this 1900 bird's-eye view its particular interest. Drawn by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler and published by O.H. Bailey & Co., the panorama shows the city as an observer would have seen it from above, with its streets and riverfront rendered in fine detail. Fowler produced many such views of American cities in the late nineteenth century, when growing manufacturing towns often commissioned them to show their full layout. Trenton was also the scene of George Washington's surprise attack on Hessian troops on December 26, 1776, a history that adds weight to a view of the city at the turn of the century.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Creator | o.h. bailey & co, fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,224 × 3,359 px · prints to 17 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Properties of the Delaware River Improvement Company on Morrisville Island, Pa. opposite Trenton, N.J. |
| Reference | NJ-Trenton-1900 |
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