Philadelphia City Map - Matthew Albert Lotter - 1777 Revolutionary War-Era Historic Map Print Size:16x20 inch - UNFRAMED this antique map serves as

this antique map serves as both a decorative and educational piece that tells a story of the past

The artist’s technique masterfully conveys the heron’s elegant movement and the luminous quality of its white feathers

By preserving the original map’s careful shading and script

wind-weathered dunes

or simply enamored with historical cartography

Philadelphia City Map - Matthew Albert Lotter - 1777 Revolutionary War-Era Historic Map Print Size:16x20 inch - UNFRAMED this antique map serves asThis historic map of Philadelphia is from 1777, capturing the city in the midst of the American Revolution. Originally engraved and published by Matthew Albert Lotter, it shows colonial Philadelphias layout in remarkable detail from its orderly street grid along the Delaware River to important sites like the State House (Independence Hall). You can almost feel the late eighteenth century atmosphere, as if this very map guided the Founding Fathers