North Berwick, Maine, 1877 – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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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This antique map of North Berwick, Maine, 1877 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: North Berwick, York Co., Maine 1877
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North Berwick, Maine, 1877
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North Berwick, Maine, in 1877 was a small town in York County, in the southern part of the state, where farms, sawmills, and water-powered mills lined the streams. The country was still recovering from the Panic of 1873, which had slowed building and cut into the demand for lumber and manufactured goods, so local employers relied on steady customers and careful spending. Most residents worked the land or in the village trades, and church, lodge, and school life gave the community much of its shape. Mapping the town in this detailed way was a sign of local pride, since a well-drawn view let residents see their own houses, shops, and churches laid out together. For people living there, the town was known as a quiet, self-sufficient village tied to the surrounding farms and to the larger markets of southern Maine.
| Created / published | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger & stoner |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of North Berwick, Maine, drawn in 1877. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Maine |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,488 × 4,480 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | North Berwick, York Co., Maine 1877 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-489150 |
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