Vintage Cincinnati Map 1900 — Panoramic View, Framed Print

The story of this map

Cincinnati was the Queen City of the West, and John Trout’s panoramic view of 1900 shows why: the river bends around it, steamboats line the public landing, Roebling’s suspension bridge — the model for his Brooklyn Bridge — crosses to Covington, and behind the packed basin the hills rise with their inclines and the villas of Clifton. The Henderson company printed it in colour, and the Library of Congress scan is over 14,000 pixels wide.

It is the most detailed of the great Ohio River views and one of the last of the bird’s-eye tradition, made just before photography from the air replaced it. Restored from the archive’s scan, keeping the paper tone and the lithograph’s colour.

Printed to order on archival matte paper or canvas, framed in the country of delivery.

Before and after

Left: the archive scan exactly as published. Right: the file that goes to the printer.

Panoramic View of Cincinnati, 1900: archive scan compared with the restored print

Archive scanRestored

Restoration notes

Restoration: cropped the scanner bed and mount margins, corrected levels and colour cast while keeping the paper tone, removed dust and specks, applied gentle sharpening. Fold lines, stains and period annotations are kept where they belong to the object; nothing is redrawn.

Every print carries its archive credit on the packing slip. Paper tone and small imperfections of the original are kept on purpose; nothing is redrawn.

Questions

What does the map show?

Cincinnati from above the Kentucky shore in 1900: the great bend of the Ohio, the Roebling suspension bridge and the railroad bridges, the dense basin city with its steeples and smokestacks, and the hills of Mount Adams and Clifton behind, drawn building by building.

Is this an original antique map?

No. It is a new archival print made from a restored high-resolution scan of the original held by the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. We never sell originals; the archive record and its rights statement are on this page.

Does it come framed?

Yes, if you choose a framed option: a black, white or natural oak wood frame, ready to hang, made in the country of delivery. Unframed archival matte paper and stretched canvas are also available at the larger sizes.

Colours vary between screens and paper. The tone you see here is a close match to the archival matte print; framed prints have no glass glare in these previews.

Pairs well with

Hang them together — 10% off the second framed print

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Woodruff & Guilford · Boston Public Library, Leventhal Map Center

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Calvert Lithographing · Library of Congress

$129 24×18 in framed · paper from $35

The discount is applied automatically at checkout when two or more framed prints are in the cart.

Size	Metric	Best for
16×12 in	41×30 cm	Desk, shelf, small wall, gallery groupings
18×12 in	46×30 cm	Desk, shelf, small wall, gallery groupings
20×16 in	51×41 cm	Above a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
24×16 in	61×41 cm	Above a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
24×18 in	61×46 cm	Above a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
30×20 in	76×51 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
30×24 in	76×61 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
32×24 in	81×61 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
36×24 in	91×61 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
40×30 in	102×76 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
48×32 in	122×81 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office

Panoramic View of Cincinnati, 1900

Before and after

Restoration notes

Hang them together — 10% off the second framed print