VA Charlottesville 1856 MAP – 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.)
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A window into the past: VA Charlottesville 1856 MAP, preserved in this antique map. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: View of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville & Monticello, taken from Lewis Mountain
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VA Charlottesville 1856 MAP
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Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia sets this Charlottesville view apart. Its ranged pavilions and the Rotunda dominate the drawing on a rise north of town. Casimir Bohn drew the view, and E. Sachse & Co. published it in 1856, when bird's-eye town views were popular for showing streets, churches, and businesses in lifelike perspective. The map is useful for seeing how a small college town sat within the surrounding countryside on the eve of the Civil War.
| Created / published | 1856 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bohn, casimir, e. sachse & co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,464 × 3,328 px · prints to 15 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | View of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville & Monticello, taken from Lewis Mountain |
| Reference | VA-Charlottesville-1856 |
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