Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1895 Ottawa 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 1895 Ottawa City Map of Ontario Canada. 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 Toronto Lithographing Company in a period of considerable transformation, growth, and prosperity, this stunning depiction of Canada's Capital City bears a distinctive aesthetic and unique style. Birds eye perspectives were produced to market cities across North America to prospective residents and merchants and featured prominent civic and geographic features. Their signature aesthetic immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating an indelible bond between the past and present. This map contains many notable buildings in the margins showcasing the thriving manufacturing and milling industries that were attracting immigrants from the United States, Europe, and rural Canada.
Located at the confluence of three major rivers, Ottawa sustained a vital trade and travel route for thousands of years which continues to this day. Queen Victoria designated Ottawa as the nation's Capital in 1857, and it had been a critical stronghold for the British during the War of 1812. The city enjoyed a thriving lumber market from the 1850s driven by large mills located on the river banks that would eventually become some of the largest sawmills in the world.
In 1886 the city was connected to the transcontinental railroad via lines that connected in Hull and Lachute in Quebec. By 1885 Ottawa was the only city in Canada with an electric grid that served the entire downtown, and it was thriving during the Gilded Age as Canada and the United States raced towards the turn of the century. This piece is truly an authentic piece of Canadian cartographical history.
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.
