Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1884 Cheney Washington 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 1884 Cheney Spokane County Map of Washington State Poster. 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
Located in Eastern Washington near the Idaho border, Cheney Washington was experiencing a period of growth and expansion in the latter portions of the nineteenth century as the nation neared the turn of the century and was undergoing a transformative period as modernization was spreading across the country. This bird's eye perspective was produced and published by Henry Wellge, a prolific American mapmaker who, along with four other cartographers, produced more than half of all the panoramic maps in the Library of Congress collection. Wellge worked with the prominent lithography company Beck & Stoner to create some of the most popular panoramic maps of the eighteenth century.
Bird's eye perspectives were produced as marketing materials to promote towns and cities across America and attract residents and merchants alike by featuring promote civic features, government facilities, and economic opportunities. When this panoramic map was published, Washington was still five years away from statehood and remained a relatively remote part of the United States. However, the completion of rail lines in the latter portions of the nineteenth century had opened access considerably. In 1942 Cheney became home to Fairchild Air Force Base, which remains an essential part of the United States air defense system.
Wellge's work features incredible detail and artistic flourishes with a distinctive aesthetic and unique style that is immediately recognizable and transports the viewer back in time, creating an indelible bond between the past and present. This is a unique piece of American cartographical history with a classic elegance.
