MA Boston 1879 – Antique Map Print
(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.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique map of MA Boston 1879. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: The city of Boston 1879
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MA Boston 1879
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Drawn as if seen from high above the city, this 1879 bird's-eye panorama presents Boston's streets, wharves and rooftops in one sweeping view. O. H. Bailey and J. C. Hazen, two leading panoramic map artists of the era, made the drawing, and the Riverside Press in Cambridge printed it for the Boston firm Armstrong & Co. Views like this were prized for their street-level detail and for showing buildings in three dimensions, so the sheet also serves as a snapshot of the city while the Back Bay was still being built up.
| Created / published | 1879 |
|---|---|
| Creator | riverside press (cambridge, mass.), armstrong & co. (boston, mass.), bailey, o. h. (oakley hoopes), hazen, j. c. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,748 × 3,110 px · prints to 16 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The city of Boston 1879 |
| Reference | MA-Boston-1879 |
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