Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1891 Durham North Carolina Map. 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 1891 Durham Wall Map of North Carolina. 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 one of the earliest proponents of the style, Albert Ruger, this stunning depiction of Durham shows the city in a period of significant transformation and growth as the nation recovered in the decades following the conclusion of the American Civil War. Ruger was prolific throughout his career and produced some of the most enduring birds eye perspectives of the nineteenth century. Ruger’s early works laid the groundwork for others who would go on to continue his legacy into the 1920s, when advances in aviation and photography made the style obsolete.
Birds eye perspectives bear a unique aesthetic and distinctive style that immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating an indelible bond between the past and present. Durham’s classic architecture dates to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and remains an enduring part of its rich history and distinct culture. Durham became the hub of North Carolinas tobacco trade after the Civil War ended, bringing significant prosperity to the Raleigh-Durham-Cary triangle. By 1891 a thriving textile industry further spurred economic prosperity and attracted residents from across the South who built communities based around cultural lines.
The prominence of the railroad in this map illustrates the significance the line had to the city and region’s local economy. Goods were able to flow from the more agrarian Western portions of North Carolina to major markets in the Northeast and Europe. This authentic piece of American cartographical history captures Durham in an iconic part of its rich legacy.
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.
