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Views of Mammoth Cave and Vicinity printed list card – Vintage Wall Art

Views of Mammoth Cave and Vicinity printed list card — historic print
Views of Mammoth Cave and Vicinity printed list card. Historic print from the More National Park Sites collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic print of Views of Mammoth Cave and Vicinity printed list card brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Views of Mammoth Cave and Vicinity printed list card

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This printed list card gathers several views of Mammoth Cave and the land around it, so it reads as a souvenir sheet meant to show visitors the range of the place in one glance. The cave in central Kentucky is the longest known cave system in the world, and it drew tourists from the early 1800s, when guides led parties through its passages by lamplight. Enslaved guide Stephen Bishop, who mapped many of its routes in the 1830s and 1840s, is a central figure in that history. Cards like this one were a common way to carry those scenes home.

Original scan2,499 × 4,316 px · prints to 8 × 14 in at 300 dpi
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