Norristown, Penna. bird's-eye view with mill vignettes – Historic Map Reproduction
(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 map captures Norristown, Penna. bird's-eye view with mill vignettes in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Norristown, Penna. 1881
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Norristown, Penna. bird's-eye view with mill vignettes
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Norristown, Pennsylvania, sits on the Schuylkill River, and this 1881 bird's-eye view shows the borough as it looked at the height of its industrial growth, with small vignettes of its mills drawn around the edges of the town. The panorama was produced by the firm of Packard and Butler, whose lithographed city views were popular in the late nineteenth century for documenting local street patterns, churches, factories and homes from an imagined vantage point above the rooftops. Maps like this one were often sold to residents and local boosters, and today they are valued for the fine detail they preserve of buildings and industries that have since changed.
| Created / published | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Creator | packard and butler |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,408 × 3,480 px · prints to 18 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Norristown, Penna. 1881 |
| Reference | PA-Norristown-1881 |
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