Boston Bird's-eye View from the North – Antique Map Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Boston Bird's-eye View from the North brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Boston Bird's-eye View from the North
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This view looks down on Boston from an imagined elevated vantage point to the north, so the whole town spreads out at once, with its streets, wharves, and church steeples packed onto a narrow peninsula. Bird's-eye views like this were a popular way to present American cities in the later nineteenth century, when rapid growth made a street-level view feel incomplete. Printed in color, such views were bought by residents proud of their hometown and by visitors who wanted a keepsake. Look closely at the harbor and the river edges, where the shoreline and filled land show how much the city's footprint changed over its history.
| Original scan | 7,888 × 6,272 px · prints to 26 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | MA-Boston-1877 |
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