City of Washington Statistical Maps title sheet, July 1880 – Antique Wall Map
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A window into the past: City of Washington Statistical Maps title sheet, July 1880, preserved in this antique map. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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City of Washington Statistical Maps title sheet, July 1880
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A title sheet from a July 1880 set of statistical maps of Washington, D.C., opens the series with the city's name and date rather than with any single street or building. Maps of this kind were produced in the late nineteenth century to show population, land use, and public works in visual form, giving officials and the public a way to compare neighborhoods at a glance. The decorative lettering and engraved framing typical of the period make the sheet worth a close look, since it shows how mapmakers presented civic information as a point of pride in the nation's capital.
| Original scan | 7,632 × 5,448 px · prints to 25 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | cs000001 |
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