Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1877 Pawtucket & Central Falls Rhode Island Map Print. Our museum quality prints are archival grade, which means it will look great and last without fading for over 100 years. Our print to order maps are made in the USA and each map is inspected for quality. This beautiful artwork is a perfect addition to your themed decor. Vintage maps look great in the home, study or office. They make a perfect gift as well.
- MUSEUM QUALITY: This high quality map print will be a great addition to your vintage-themed wall. Don't waste money on cheap-looking, thin paper posters. We use thick, fine art print quality matte paper. Our professional’s choice matte paper displays artwork in high detail without glare. The color is vibrant and text is easy to read. When framed, this map looks absolutely stunning.
- A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY: This is an impressive, historic reproduction of 1877 Central Falls & Pawtucket Rhode Island Wall Art Map. A true piece of history. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this historic map and its significance.
- READY TO FRAME: This print includes a 0.2 inch border for a perfect frame fit and look. Our maps are designed to fit easy-to-find standard frame sizes, saving you money from having to pay for a custom frame. Each map is inspected for quality and shipped in a rigid tube.
- HISTORIX: We love history and art. Sometimes old maps have tears, folds, separations and other blemishes. We digitally restore and enhance maps while keeping its historical character. All our maps are proudly made in the USA. Customers all over the world love our vintage maps and we know you will too.
Additional Information
Produced and published by one of the most prolific cartographers of the time, Oakley Hoopes Bailey, this bird's eye perspective of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, captures the city in a period of significant prosperity, growth, and transformation as the nation recovered from the Civil War and neared the turn of the twentieth century amid the industrial revolution. Bailey's career spanned more than five decades, and his work remains some of the most revered of the form and is notable for the intricate detail, artistic flourishes, and distinctive aesthetic. Bailey produced nearly four hundred panoramic maps starting in 1871 with a view of Milwaukee.
Pawtucket is located on the border with Massachusetts and has been a central manufacturing hub since its earliest years, with numerous groups of immigrants settling in the city to gain access to economic opportunities producing a wide variety of products, including yarn, textiles, iron, and more. The Slater Mill was established in 1793 and the first fully mechanized cotton mill in the United States. The central falls powered numerous mills and spurred continuous growth throughout the nineteenth century as residents built neighborhoods and communities rooted in shared cultural heritage and traditions that exist to this day.
Bird's eye perspectives were used as marketing materials to entice residents and merchants alike and featured prominent civic buildings, educational institutions, and natural attractions. Panoramic maps bear a unique style that immediately transports the viewer back in time and creates an indelible bond between the past and present and illustrating the regions development and evolution.
