Bird's-Eye View of the City of Seattle, 1878 – Historic Map Reproduction
(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 of the City of Seattle, 1878, preserved in this antique map. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Bird's-Eye View of the City of Seattle, 1878
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This 1878 view shows Seattle as a young lumber town on the edge of Elliott Bay, seen from a high, angled vantage point that lets the viewer take in streets, waterfront and surrounding hills at once. The town was then part of Washington Territory and still small, with its economy tied to sawmills and the timber trade, including the waterfront operations that grew out of Henry Yesler's mill on Yesler Way. Bird's-eye views like this one were popular in the late 1800s because they promised a complete picture of a growing place, and today they are valued for showing how the layout of early Seattle was built along the water.
| Created / published | 1878 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,800 × 1,120 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | WA Seattle 1878 |
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