Description: This reproduction birdseye view of New York City, the Island of Manhattan and across the Brooklyn Bridge printed in color with great vintage style shows all of the details of the great city in 1879. Vintage advertising map includes indexes to points of interest.
Historic panoramic birdseye maps record the evolution of cities illustrating the development and nature of economic activities, educational and religious facilities, parks, street patterns and widths, and transportation systems. Antique perspective maps are often not drawn to scale but provide a fascinating glimpse into the history of towns and cities.
Fine art Giclee reproduction print is produced on heavy weight, matte finish, archival paper using the finest pigment inks offering excellent color and light fastness ratings of up to 100 years. Our maps are digitally retouched as needed but maintain the original age toning and antique nature that makes them wonderful decorative art as well as historical references.
Our maps are enlarge and reduce from the original size and do not distort or resize the image, therefore most prints are not exact standard sizes. Larger sizes shipped rolled in tube.
Available in 3 sizes;
- 23.5" x 30" (large) $36.00
- 16" x 20" (medium) $28.00
12" x 15.5" (small) $21.00
; "Birdseye View of Manhattan, 1879")