Morristown, N.J. 1899 bird's-eye view map – Historic Map Reproduction
(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
Few images capture their era like this antique map of Morristown, N.J. 1899 bird's-eye view map. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Morristown, N.J. 1899
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Morristown, N.J. 1899 bird's-eye view map
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Morristown, New Jersey, is the subject here, and this 1899 bird's-eye view shows the town as its makers wanted it seen: from a high, angled vantage that lets streets, rooftops, and gardens read at once. Landis & Alsop, a firm known for city panoramas, produced such maps in the late nineteenth century to document growing towns and their main buildings. Morristown, a county seat in the hills of northern New Jersey, was a prosperous community by then, and its wealthy residents and rail connections to New York helped shape its appearance. Panoramic maps like this one were popular with local boosters and residents, so the view doubles as a portrait of civic pride as well as a street-level record.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Creator | landis & alsop |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,343 × 3,789 px · prints to 18 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Morristown, N.J. 1899 |
| Reference | NJ-Morristown-1899 |
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