AZ Phoenix 1885 MAP – 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.)
Description
Step back in time with AZ Phoenix 1885 MAP, an antique map rich in period 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: Bird's eye view of Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona
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AZ Phoenix 1885 MAP
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This bird's-eye panorama shows Phoenix as it looked in 1885, when the town was still a small agricultural settlement in the Salt River Valley. Panoramic maps like this one, drawn in perspective from an imagined high vantage point, were a popular way to present growing western towns to residents and prospective settlers. The view was produced by the Schmidt Label & Lithographic Company with the artist C. J. Dyer, and it is valuable for seeing the layout of streets, fields, and buildings in the town's early years, when the valley's irrigation canals were shaping its growth.
| Created / published | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Creator | schmidt label & litho. co, dyer, c. j. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,940 × 3,304 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona |
| Reference | AZ-Phoenix-1885 |
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