ME Portland 1876 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 ME Portland 1876 MAP, 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: Bird's eye view of the city of Portland, Maine 1876
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ME Portland 1876 MAP
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Portland's compact peninsula, pushing into Casco Bay, is the focus of this bird's-eye view from 1876, drawn from an elevated angle so that streets, wharves and rooftops read almost like a model. Charles Shober & Co. published the map in the centennial year, with lithography handled by the Chicago Lithographing Company and the drawing credited to J. J. Stoner. Panoramic views like this were popular in the 1870s, sold to civic boosters and residents who wanted a portrait of their town. Portland had lost much of its downtown in the Great Fire of 1866, so the view shows a city in the middle of rebuilding.
| Created / published | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Creator | charles shober & co, chicago lithographing co, stoner, j. j., warner, jos |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,155 × 3,400 px · prints to 17 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of Portland, Maine 1876 |
| Reference | ME-Portland-1876 |
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