Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1879 Olympia Washington Map. Our museum quality maps 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 the text is easy to read. When framed, this map looks absolutely stunning.
- A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY: This is an impressive, historic reproduction of 1879 Olympia Map. This print is from an original found in the maps and geography division of the US Library of Congress. 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 the prolific Merchants Lithographing Company, this stunning birds eye perspective bears a unique aesthetic and distinctive style that immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating an indelible link between that present and past. Founder ES Glover produced numerous birds eye perspectives throughout the West Coast, capturing notable features that served as marketing materials for cities to attract industrialists and workers alike. Local businesses and residents displayed these illustrations in a show of civic pride as well.
Olympia had experienced a population boom by the late nineteenth century and was one of the busiest ports in the Northwest. It would take another decade following this publication for Washington to achieve statehood, and Olympia became the State Capital. Plans to complete the Northern Pacific Railroad were diverted to Tacoma from Olympia in 1873. Following this loss, residents raised money and built their own connection to the mainline at Tenino. This connection served as the only rail access to Olympia until 1891 when the Northern Pacific built a spur. Olympia’s economy was spurred primarily by logging and fishing and would continue to thrive through the turn of the century.
Birds eye perspectives were among the most popular illustrations from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1920s. Olympia served as a shipping hub allowing for robust import and export trades and establishing a unique community comprised of a diverse range of immigrants from across Western Europe and Scandinavia who built thriving neighborhoods that exist to this day.
Our museum quality giclee print comes printed with archival ink on premium heavyweight matte paper. Shipped in a sturdy cardboard tube your print will arrive ready to be framed. This eye-catching vintage map reproduction print makes the perfect gift for anyone that loves history and imagery.
