Bird's-eye view of Troy, N.Y., 1881 – Historic Map Reproduction
(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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Bird's-eye view of Troy, N.Y., 1881 comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Troy, N.Y. 1881
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Bird's-eye view of Troy, N.Y., 1881
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Troy, New York, is the particular subject here: a city on the Hudson River, just north of Albany, drawn from an elevated angle so that its streets, rooftops and riverfront appear almost as they would to a bird in flight. Bird's-eye panoramic views like this one were a popular way for nineteenth-century cities to show off their growth, and Troy, long a center of iron works, collar and shirt manufacturing, and bell foundries, was an industrial city at its height. The lithographic firm Beck & Pauli, based in Milwaukee, produced many such city views in the 1870s and 1880s, working from careful surveys to record individual buildings, factories and church spires.
| Created / published | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Creator | beck & pauli |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,444 × 3,526 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Troy, N.Y. 1881 |
| Reference | NY-Troy-1881 |
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