Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP CANVAS ART: You’ll love this high-quality canvas art reproduction of 1856 United States 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 1856 United States Map Poster . 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
Published five years prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, this political map was produced to display the ongoing debate over free and slave states in the US and the territories that were under consideration for statehood’s stance on the issue. This rare map was one of the promotional tools employed in the 1850s Presidential campaign launched by John Fremont. Fremont was the first candidate put forward by the newly formed Republican Party, which had emerged after the dissolution of the Whigs.
Published in support of Fremont’s campaign, Reynolds differentiated free and slave states by color depicting free states in red, slave states in black, and territories in green. Reynolds, based in New York, rushed this map into production immediately after Fremont’s nomination in support of the anti-slavery candidate. The map attempted to sway voters with the notion that slavery could spread into the North if a non-anti-slavery candidate were elected.
The nation was divided on the issue, and the inclusion of the territories would prove pivotal to the leverage lawmakers had when determining free states versus slave states. Though this map did not accurately depict what the actual Union and Confederate boundaries would become as Kansas, Missouri, and West Virginia would remain under Union control. This map shows the nation marching toward conflict and illustrates the deep divisions created between the North and South. It’s distinctive aesthetic and unique purpose as a political campaign piece make this an authentic part 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.
