Birdseye View of Philadelphia, 1876

Description: Reproduction Birdseye View map of the City of Philadelphia, between the Schuykill River in the foreground and the Delaware River in the background.  Panoramic map includes vignettes of prominent buildings along the top and bottom margins.

These historic 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.  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 of vintage map 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as needed but maintain the original age toning and antique nature that makes them wonderful decorative art as well as historical references.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.