RI Providence 1895 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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A window into the past: RI Providence 1895 MAP, preserved in this antique map. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: A bird's-eye view of Providence : showing the new railroad station and State House
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RI Providence 1895 MAP
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This 1895 bird's-eye view shows Providence from an imagined vantage point high above the city, with the harbor at the head of Narragansett Bay and the rivers that once made the settlement a port. J. R. Chapin's panoramic views were popular in the late 1800s because they let viewers take in streets, rooftops, and waterfront at a glance, much as if they had climbed a tall hill. By 1895 Providence was a major manufacturing center, known especially for jewelry and metalwork, and the map records a city whose factories, church spires, and College Hill campus of Brown University were shaping its growth.
| Created / published | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Creator | chapin, j. r. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,348 × 3,224 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | A bird's-eye view of Providence : showing the new railroad station and State House |
| Reference | RI-Providence-1895 |
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