Bird's-eye view of Boston showing the burned district – Historic Map Reproduction
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Bird's-eye view of Boston showing the burned district comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Bird's-eye view of Boston showing the burned district
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Few views of the city capture downtown Boston as it stood after the fire of November 1872. The blaze started in a warehouse on Summer Street and burned roughly 65 acres of closely built commercial blocks before it was brought under control, destroying more than 700 buildings. Bird's-eye views like this one, drawn from an imagined high vantage point, were popular in the late nineteenth century because they let viewers read the streets and blocks at a glance, making the scale of the loss easy to grasp.
| Created / published | 1872 |
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| Original scan | 7,112 × 4,960 px · prints to 24 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | MA Boston 1872 |
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