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Atlanta, Georgia bird's-eye view map, c. 1879 – Antique Map Print

Atlanta, Georgia bird's-eye view map, c. 1879, 1919 — antique map
Atlanta, Georgia bird's-eye view map, c. 1879, 1919. Antique map from the PAN MAPS collection.

(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: Atlanta, Georgia bird's-eye view map, c. 1879, 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: Atlanta

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Atlanta, Georgia bird's-eye view map, c. 1879

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Atlanta spreads across the sheet in a sweeping oblique view, drawn as if seen from a high vantage point above the city. The original view dates to about 1879, when Atlanta was rebuilding after its destruction during the Civil War and growing as a railroad center. Bird's-eye panoramas like this one were popular in the late 1800s because they let viewers take in whole streets, buildings and landmarks at once, well before aerial photography. This 1919 printing came from the Foote and Davies Company, an Atlanta printing firm, so it also reflects the local trade behind the image.

Created / published1919
Creatorfoote and davies company (atlanta, ga.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Panoramic Maps
Original scan4,768 × 2,912 px · prints to 16 × 10 in at 300 dpi
Library of Congress titleAtlanta
ReferenceGA-Atlanta-1919

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