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This color map of Baltimore is dated 1903 on the face and was included in an encyclopedia published in that year. It was engraved and printed by the Matthews-Northrup Works of Buffalo, NY. The important streets and landmarks of the city are shown. Railroads and Street Car lines are also included.
The map is printed on medium weight paper, blank on the reverse, and with a fold in the center (as issued). The sheet size is 9.75" x 12.25", and the printed, bordered map area is about 8.5" x 11 3/8" with blank margins of between 1/2" to 1 inch all the way around to allow convenient matting.
This is a very attractive older map and would look beautiful matted and framed. If you want an authentic map showing the city as it was over 110 years ago, this is a good one.
The copyright date of 1903 appears on the face of this map in two places: 1) under the map key on the lower-left side, and 2) just under the lower-right hand corner border.
A Note on Lithography: One of the delightful and interesting results of the engraving and ink transfer process in lithography is that there can be variants of the maps which look slightly different when compared side-by-side, even though they were produced by the same engraved plates on the same press. This may be a result of additional passes by one color or another, subtle differences in the ink tone, varying pressure from the pressing of the plates, slight variation in the position of each color plate, or other choices made by the engravers or the printers. The result is that each map's appearance is truly unique.
The images below give a fairly accurate representation of this map. The first image shows the map cropped without its full margins; the second image is a close-up to show the quality and detail of the engraving.
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