View of Rochester, New York, 1880 – Antique Map Print
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this antique map of View of Rochester, New York, 1880. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: View of Rochester, New York 1880
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View of Rochester, New York, 1880
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Rochester's position on the Genesee River, with its falls and the Erie Canal cutting through the city, is the main subject of this bird's-eye view. The panorama is drawn from an elevated angle, as if seen from a hilltop, so streets, rooftops, mills and rail lines all appear at once. Rowley & Co. published many city views in the late nineteenth century, and the lithography was printed by Beck & Pauli. Rochester was then a major milling center known as the Flour City, so the factories and mill buildings along the river are worth a close look.
| Created / published | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Creator | h.h. rowley & co, beck & pauli |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,500 × 6,118 px · prints to 25 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | View of Rochester, New York 1880 |
| Reference | NY Rochester 1880-GC |
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