Snapshots of the Past

Bird's eye view of the city of Havana, Cuba – Historic Map Reproduction

Bird's eye view of the city of Havana, Cuba, [1854] — antique engraving
Bird's eye view of the city of Havana, Cuba, [1854]. Antique engraving from the Latin America collection.

(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.)

Description

This rare antique engraving captures Bird's eye view of the city of Havana, Cuba in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. 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 has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Bird's eye view of the city of Havana, Cuba

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Seen from above, Havana's harbor and walled city spread out in a single sweep, offering armchair travelers a view of a Caribbean port most of them would never visit. The engraving appeared in *Gleason's Pictorial*, a Boston illustrated weekly that filled its pages with views of distant cities, and it dates to 1854, when Havana was a major Spanish colonial port and a center of sugar shipping. Bird's-eye views like this one let viewers take in a city's layout, fortifications, and waterfront in one image, details a ground-level sketch could not easily show. Look closely at the harbor entrance and the dense rooftops to see how the city crowded tightly against the water.

Created / published[1854]
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
GenreBird's-eye view prints 1850-1860.Wood engravings 1850-1860.
NotesIllus. from: Gleason's pictorial, 1854, V. 6, p. 149.
SubjectsHavana (Cuba)--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,266 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178419

More from the Latin America collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

A Bird's-eye view of Havana. A bird's-eye view of the waterfront at Havana, Cuba, made by a Naval aviator skimming the skies above Cuba's capital. The view shown here is looking northwest along the waterfront and business districtA Bird's-eye view of Havana. A bird's-eye view of the waterfront at Havana, CubaGen. Fitzhugh Lee entering Havana at the head of his army, Jan. 1, 1899, CubaGen. Fitzhugh Lee entering Havana at the head of his army, Jan. 1, 1899, CubaThe Shell room, Morro Castle, Havana, CubaThe Shell room, Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba[The new Capitol, Havana, Cuba][The new Capitol, Havana, Cuba][O'reiley Street, Havana, Cuba][O'reiley Street, Havana, Cuba][Portrait of Ramon Blancos, Havana, Cuba][Portrait of Ramon Blancos, Havana, Cuba]