Bird's-eye view of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania – Antique Wall Map
(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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A window into the past: Bird's-eye view of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, preserved in this antique map. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of the city of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 1870
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Bird's-eye view of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
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Erie's place on the shore of Lake Erie is the first thing this 1870 bird's-eye view puts before the viewer, and the drawing makes clear how much of the town's life depended on the water. Presque Isle Bay, sheltered by its long sandy peninsula, gave Erie a harbor that made it Pennsylvania's main lake port, and the streets rise from the waterfront in the picture. Albert Ruger drew the panorama from an imagined high vantage point, a method that let residents and town boosters recognize individual buildings at a glance. Printed by the Chicago Lithographing Company, it captures a growing Great Lakes town at a moment when its harbor and rail connections were central to its prosperity.
| Created / published | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger & stoner, chicago lithographing co, ruger, a. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 3,888 × 2,549 px · prints to 13 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of the city of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 1870 |
| Reference | PA-Erie-1870 |
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