Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP CANVAS ART: You’ll love this high-quality canvas art reproduction of 1879 Colorado State Map Canvas. 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 1879 State Map of Colorado 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 only three years after the territory achieved statehood, this stunning depiction of Colorado shows the State in a period of significant growth and transition as fortunes amassed in the gold rushes previous three decades transformed the rugged mountains in the western portion of the State. The southern regions had been ceded to the United States following Mexico’s defeat in the Mexican-American War in 1848. This land cession was the largest since the Louisiana Purchase at the beginning of the nineteenth century and completed a contiguous border from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.
Productive gold and silver mines were found throughout the Rocky Mountains since Pike’s Peak’s discovery in 1858, and eager prospectors flocked to Colorado seeking fortune. As mining camps grew, towns and cities began to spring up, and increased access from rail lines allowed the State to flourish in the late nineteenth century. As the 38th State Colorado, became an essential economic driver for the United States following the conclusion of the Civil War, and immigrants from the East, South, and Europe were making Colorado home in the late nineteenth century.
Published by iconic American mapmaking company Rand McNally this detailed illustration bears a unique aesthetic and is immediately recognizable. It’s authentic imagery instantly transports the viewer back in time. The company was founded in 1868 and grey to become the most recognized mapmaker in the United States with their accurate depictions becoming the vanguard for map production. This is 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.
