Pottsville, Pennsylvania, bird's-eye view map, 1889 – 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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This antique map of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, bird's-eye view map, 1889 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Pottsville, Pennsylvania 1889
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Pottsville, Pennsylvania, bird's-eye view map, 1889
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Pottsville sits at the heart of Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country, and this 1889 bird's-eye view shows the county seat as an elevated artist would have seen it, with its streets, houses, and industrial district laid out in perspective. Panoramic maps like this were drawn by hand and sold to local residents and businesses, so they record how a town presented itself to the people who lived there. The coal trade, carried by canals and then railroads, made towns in this valley grow quickly during the late 1800s, and the view offers a useful glimpse of that boom.
| Created / published | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moyer, james b., downs, a. e. (albert e.), fowler, t. m. (thaddeus mortimer) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,456 × 3,159 px · prints to 18 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Pottsville, Pennsylvania 1889 |
| Reference | PA-Pottsville-1889 |
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