NC Raleigh 1872 MAP – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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
This rare antique map captures NC Raleigh 1872 MAP in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of the city of Raleigh, North Carolina 1872
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NC Raleigh 1872 MAP
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This bird's-eye view shows Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, as it looked in 1872, with the Capitol building at the center of the city's planned grid. Panoramic maps like this one were popular in the 1870s, when lithographers drew American towns in perspective so that streets, houses, churches, and businesses could be read at a glance. The artist is recorded only as C. N. Drie, one of several makers who produced such city views during that boom. Looking closely, viewers can see how a small Southern capital was laid out in the years after the Civil War, when Raleigh was rebuilding and growing around its government buildings.
| Created / published | 1872 |
|---|---|
| Creator | drie, c. n. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,560 × 3,528 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of Raleigh, North Carolina 1872 |
| Reference | NC-Raleigh-1872 |
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