The City of Buffalo, N.Y. 1880 bird's-eye panoramic map – 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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Few images capture their era like this antique map of The City of Buffalo, N.Y. 1880 bird's-eye panoramic map. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: The city of Buffalo, N.Y. 1880
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The City of Buffalo, N.Y. 1880 bird's-eye panoramic map
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Buffalo sat at the eastern end of Lake Erie, where the Niagara River flows out toward Niagara Falls, and by 1880 it was one of the busiest Great Lakes ports in the country. This bird's-eye panoramic view, drawn by E. H. Hutchinson and printed by the Maerz lithographic firm, shows the city as a viewer would see it from high above, with its streets, waterfront, and rail lines laid out in perspective. Bird's-eye views like this were popular in the 1870s and 1880s, when cities commissioned them to advertise their growth. Buffalo's grain elevators and shipping docks, which made it a major center of trade, are worth looking for along the water.
| Created / published | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hutchinson, e. h., maerz lith. co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,922 × 3,309 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The city of Buffalo, N.Y. 1880 |
| Reference | NY Buffalo 1880 |
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