Bird's-eye view of the City of Philadelphia, 1876 – Antique Wall Map
(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 Bird's-eye view of the City of Philadelphia, 1876 in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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 the City of Philadelphia, 1876
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This 1876 bird's-eye view shows Philadelphia in the centennial year, when the city hosted the Centennial Exhibition in Fairmount Park to mark 100 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed there. Views like this were popular in the late 1800s. Artists drew the city from a high, imagined vantage point, so streets, rooftops, rivers and landmarks spread out in one panorama. Such views were valued as both civic portraits and records of a fast-growing city, and they still show how Philadelphia looked on the eve of its big anniversary.
| Original scan | 5,040 × 3,540 px · prints to 17 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | PA-Philadelphia-2-1876 |
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