Bird's-eye view map of Atlanta, Georgia – 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.)
Description
A window into the past: Bird's-eye view map of Atlanta, Georgia, preserved in this antique map. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Birds eye view of the city of Atlanta, the capitol of Georgia 1871
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Bird's-eye view map of Atlanta, Georgia
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Few American cities were rebuilt as quickly as Atlanta, and this 1871 bird's-eye view shows the town only a few years after Union forces burned much of it in 1864. The artist, A. Ruger, was a lithographer known for city panoramas of the era, drawing the scene from a high vantage point so that streets, rail lines and rooftops spread across the sheet at once. The railroads that made Atlanta a regional hub are worth noticing, since they shaped where the city grew after the war. Views like this were often meant to show civic progress and attract investment, so the map also reflects the boosterism of the Reconstruction years.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 1,024 × 806 px |
| Library of Congress title | Birds eye view of the city of Atlanta, the capitol of Georgia 1871 |
| Reference | GA Atlanta 1871-Full |
More from the PAN MAPS collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
