San Francisco, Bird's Eye View – Antique Map Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures San Francisco, Bird's Eye View in remarkable detail. 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. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. 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.
San Francisco, Bird's Eye View
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San Francisco is seen here from high above, with the city's street grid and hills spread out below the viewer, a vantage that was rare for its time. Aerial and elevated views like this one were prized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries because they showed how quickly a young boomtown had filled the peninsula, from the dense blocks near the bay to the open ground still waiting to be built on. Such panoramas were often made to document growth, to promote the city to investors, or simply to marvel at its scale. Look closely at the waterfront and the rising slopes to see how the land shaped where the streets could go.
| Original scan | 6,101 × 4,400 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 08305u |
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