49 wide pieces · up to 48 in across · from $35
Long Horizontal Wall Art
A long horizontal wall is the hardest shape to fill, because almost nothing is made for it — most art is square or upright, so you end up with two dead gaps and a piece that looks lost. Antique maps have the opposite problem: coastlines, harbour surveys and bird's-eye city views were drawn wide because their subjects are. Every piece here is at least 1.4 times as wide as it is tall.
49 pieces · from $35 on paper, $95 framed · largest 48×32 in · every size printed at 200 dpi or better from the archive's own scan
Why these fit
The shape the wall actually needs
Wide because the subject is wide
A harbour chart, a river survey, a bird’s-eye view of a city along a shoreline — these were drawn wide in the 1700s and 1800s for the same reason your wall is wide now. Nothing has been cropped to fake the shape.
Sized to the sofa, not to a frame catalogue
The room visualiser draws an 84 in sofa, a 60 in desk and an 80 in door to scale, so you can see whether a 24×36 or a 32×48 is the one that actually fills the wall before you buy.
Up to 48 in across
The widest sheets are offered at 24×48 and 12×36. Each size is only listed when the scan carries 200 dpi at that width — no upscales, no soft edges.
All 49
Carta Marina Sea Monster Map, 1572
Moll Map of the West Indies, 1715
First Map of the United States, 1784
Mitchell Map of North America, 1755
California as an Island, 1650
Antique Map of Florida, 1883
Antique Map of the Hawaiian Islands, 1893
Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia, 1755
Scull Map of Pennsylvania, 1770
Ratzer Plan of New York City, 1776
Bird's-Eye View of New York City, 1876
Bird's-Eye View of Charleston, 1872
Coast Survey Chart of San Francisco Bay, 1859
Bird's-Eye View of San Francisco, 1868
Bird's-Eye View of Los Angeles, 1909
Bird's-Eye View of Chicago, 1892
Bird's-Eye View of New Orleans, 1885
Bird's-Eye View of Detroit, 1889
Bird's-Eye View of San Diego, 1876
Bird's-Eye View of Sacramento, 1890
Bird's-Eye View of Seattle, 1891
San Francisco Bay Entrance Nautical Chart, 1859
Perspective Map of Denver, 1889
Colton Railroad Map of the United States, 1882
Willard's Temple of Time Chart, 1849
Sekisui Woodblock Map of Japan, 1779
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1831
Rainstorm Beneath the Summit, 1831
Fine Wind Clear Morning (Red Fuji), 1831
Umezawa in Sagami Province Cranes, 1832
Shono Driving Rain, 1833
Fowler's Bird's-Eye View of Pittsburgh, 1902
Bird's-Eye View of Key West, 1884
Bird's-Eye View of Atlanta, 1892
Panoramic View of Cincinnati, 1900
Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee, 1879
Bird's-Eye View of Portland Oregon, 1890
Eldridge Chart of Vineyard Sound & Nantucket Shoals, 1874
Pensacola Bay Nautical Map, 1860
Isle Royale Lake Superior Nautical Chart, 1891
Moll World Map, 1719
Ejiri in Suruga Province, 1831
Misaka Pass in Kai Province, 1831
Plum Garden at Kameido, 1843
Kanbara Evening Snow, 1833
Rocque Plan of London, 1746
De' Barbari View of Venice, 1500
Map of the Roman Empire, 1709
Viele Water Map of Manhattan, 1865
Questions
What counts as long horizontal wall art?
Anything meaningfully wider than it is tall — here, at least 1.4 times as wide. That is the shape that suits the space above a sofa, a headboard, a mantel or a console table, where a square piece leaves awkward gaps at each end.
Why are antique maps this shape?
Because the world is. Coastlines, harbour charts, river surveys and bird’s-eye city views were drawn wide because their subjects are wide. That makes them the natural answer to a long horizontal wall, which most contemporary art — usually square or portrait — is not.
How wide do they go?
Up to 48 in on the long edge, and the very long panoramic sheets are offered at 12×36 and 24×48. Use the size guide, or the room visualiser on any product page, to see the piece drawn to scale against an 84 in sofa.
Can I see it on my own wall first?
Yes. Every product page has a wall visualiser: five room scenes drawn to scale with a 5 ft 6 in figure for reference, or you can upload a photo of your own wall. The photo stays in your browser and is never uploaded to us.
Framed or unframed?
Both. Solid wood in black, natural oak or white with an acrylic front and hardware fitted, or rolled on archival matte paper, or stretched canvas.