Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP CANVAS ART: You’ll love this high-quality canvas art reproduction of 1797 Rhode Island Map Canvas Art. Our ready-to-hang maps are printed and framed in the USA by professional art framers using the highest quality materials. Each order 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 also make an unforgettable gift.
- A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY: This is an impressive, historic reproduction of 1797 Rhode Island State Map. A true piece of history. Historic prints beautifully link the past with the present. You may find yourself staring at your historic wall art for hours in amazement. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this historic map and its significance.
- QUALITY CANVAS: To display this amazing piece of history, we use museum-quality heavyweight (400gsm), satin/gloss, American made canvas. Our canvas is OBA-free which allows the print to retain its color quality for generations. The canvas displays vintage map art with accurate color reproduction. This high quality canvas print will be a wonderful addition to your vintage-themed wall.
- READY TO HANG: This high-quality canvas wrap wall art displays beautifully in almost any environment. The stretcher bar is made out of kiln-dried poplar wood. This canvas wall art has a 1.5 inch wrap on each side. Our canvas wrap prints are made-to-order in the USA by professional art framers. Frames arrive ready-to-hang, preinstalled with hanging hardware.
- HISTORIC PRINTS: We love history and art. Sometimes old maps have tears, folds, stamps, separations and other blemishes. We digitally restore and enhance maps while keeping its historical character. Customers all over the world love our historic prints and we know you will too.
Additional Information
This rare and incredibly detailed map published by prolific German cartographer DF Sotzmann in one of the most celebrated atlases of the 18th century is rich with information, and its distinctive aesthetic immediately transports the viewer back in time. This map is considered one of the best productions at the time in terms of scale and detail and has become a valuable tool for historians to better understand daily life in Rhode Island at the close of the 18th century. It provides excellent local detail, including individual land holdings, meeting houses, shipyards, and soundings off of the coast, which provided depths for sailing vessels.
Rhode Island was experiencing a tremendous boom during the start of the industrial revolution, and numerous mills and factories brought waves of immigrants from Portugal, Germany, Italy, England, and Ireland. These immigrants quickly established neighborhoods and communities that welcomed subsequent generations as the population expanded throughout the 19th century. The state had experienced rapid growth and expansion following the conclusion of the American Revolution, which continued through the early portions of the 19th century.
The 1790s saw the establishment of a prominent jewelry production industry that would remain an economic driver for the next two centuries. By 1880 Providence was considered the jewelry production capital of the nation and was responsible for more than one-quarter of the nation’s entire jewelry production, and by the 1960s was called the “jewelry capital of the world.” This rare illustration is truly an authentic piece of American cartographical history.
Our ready-to-hang canvas wall art prints are made in the USA using the highest quality materials with professional craftsmanship. This beautiful artwork is a perfect addition to your themed decor. Historic prints look great in the home, study or office. They also make an unforgettable gift.
