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Exploring Baltimore’s History Through an Incredible Image at the Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Copyright ... Spofford & Hughes, New York." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 255 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. " ... sketched in pencil ... in the Fall of 1911." map 43 x 77 cm.
Take a journey through Baltimore's history with this incredible image from the Library of Congress. We explore the origins of this image and its significance to understanding Baltimore's past.
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What a beautiful old image of Baltimore. We dug this one up at the Library of Congress.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Copyright ... Spofford & Hughes, New York." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 255 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. " ... sketched in pencil ... in the Fall of 1911." map 43 x 77 cm.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. “Copyright … Spofford & Hughes, New York.” LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 255 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. ” … sketched in pencil … in the Fall of 1911.” map 43 x 77 cm.

Source: Library of Congress

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