Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1880 Terre Haute Indiana Map Poster. 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 1880 Terre Haute Indiana Wall 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
One of the earliest publications by the prolific American lithographer's Beck & Pauli, this panoramic map was produced during a time of significant growth and transformation in Terre Haute. Located on the banks of the Wabash River, Terre Haute was first incorporated in 1832 and grew rapidly during the eighteenth century as thriving milling, farming, and pork processing industries offered economic opportunities for immigrants from Eastern and Western Europe who flocked to the city and established numerous neighborhoods and communities based on shared traditions and heritage many of which exist to this day. The Wabash and Erie Canal further opened access to the city and opened it up to markets in the east as well as locations on the Great Lakes.
Bird's eye perspectives were widely popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, and Beck & Pauli are among four other lithographers responsible for creating more than half of the Library of Congress's collection of panoramic maps. These perspective maps bear a striking aesthetic that is immediately recognizable and transports the viewer back in time, creating a link to a shared culture and history that illustrates the development of society. During reconstruction following the conclusion of the American Civil War, Terre Haute was undergoing another boom in population.
Terre Haute became an important center for higher education in the region and is home to Indiana State University. This unique piece of American cartographical history showcases Terre Haute's evolution and expansion as the nation neared the turn of the century.
