VA Roanoke 1891 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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Step back in time with VA Roanoke 1891 MAP, an antique map rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Perspective map of the city of Roanoke, Va. 1891
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VA Roanoke 1891 MAP
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This bird's-eye panorama of Roanoke, Virginia, was published in 1891 by the American Publishing Co. of Milwaukee, a firm known for its town views of the period. The place had taken the name Roanoke only in 1882, replacing the older village name Big Lick, and it was growing fast as a railroad junction in the Shenandoah Valley. Drawn from an imagined high vantage point, the map records streets, rail lines and principal buildings, giving a snapshot of a town in the middle of its boom.
| Created / published | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Creator | american publishing co. (milwaukee, wis.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,897 × 3,066 px · prints to 16 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Perspective map of the city of Roanoke, Va. 1891 |
| Reference | VA-Roanoke-1891 |
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