Humpback Rocks, Blue Ridge Parkway, drawn visitor map – Antique Map Print
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Humpback Rocks, Blue Ridge Parkway, drawn visitor map comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Humpback Rocks, Blue Ridge Parkway, drawn visitor map
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Humpback Rocks is a pair of bare granite outcrops on a ridge near Afton, Virginia, that the Blue Ridge Parkway passes just below, and this drawn visitor map shows how the road's planners and early travelers pictured the site. The parkway was built by the National Park Service beginning in 1935 and was designed as a scenic route linking Shenandoah National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains, so overlooks like this one were chosen for their long views across the Piedmont. Maps of this kind were meant to guide motorists to stops and to present the parkway as a continuous experience rather than a set of highways. Notice how the drawing emphasizes the rock formations and the surrounding trails over the roadway itself.
| Original scan | 14,405 × 9,813 px · prints to 48 × 33 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 00008a |
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