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A portion of the Milford, DE Map of 1885 published by O.H. Bailey & Co. Source: The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bird\u2019s-Eye-Views, a popular cartographic form during the late 19th and early 20th<\/sup> centuries, were painstakingly drawn by sketch artists.\u00a0 Although they were not drawn precisely to scale, they provided helpful snapshots of towns frozen in time.\u00a0 Showing busy communities, the artistic renderings\u00a0revealed streets filled with carriages, stores surrounded by activities, and trains approaching stations.\u00a0 They also depicted major perspectives on the landscape, and offered several detailed vignettes of certain buildings, which had been included on the view.\u00a0 Of course, the subscriber paid a fee to have his building included in the inset.<\/p>\n

The Boston Public Library\u2019s Norman B. Leventhal Map Center <\/a>has a collection of these artistic Delaware works available on the Internet.\u00a0 An 1885 cluster contains O. H. Bailey & Co<\/a>. products for Clayton, Smyrna, Georgetown, Harrington, Middletown, Milford, and Dover.\u00a0 In 1874, H. H. Bailey & Company sketched out Wilmington.<\/p>\n

The Norman B. Leventhal Center at the Boston Public Library is dedicated to the creative educational use of its cartographic holdings, which extend from the 15th century to the present.\u00a0 In pursuit of its mission, the Center collects and preserves maps and atlases, promotes research in the collection, and makes its resources available to the public through its website, exhibitions, publications, lectures, and other programs.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out this collection the time you need maps from these communities and also search for other Delaware items in the library.\u00a0 Here is the link to the search engine.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The 1885 Bird’s Eye View of Clayton, DE., published by O H. Bailey & Co. Source: The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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