Historic Framed Print, Shenandoah Valley from Maryland heights, 17-7/8" x 21-7/8"

Beautiful historic reproduction print from the Library of Congress collections.

Created 1864 Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed upper left. Inscribed above image: Fishers hill. Inscribed on separate sheet of cream paper: The Shenandoah valley from Maryland Heights--in 1864. This sketch shows the valley up to where the Massanutten Mountain range divides it into the Luray valley on the left, the Shenandoah valley continuing on the right, with a smaller-Powers Fort--valley between the two running up into the Massanuttens. On the right, or the northern side of the valley is the Shenandoah or Great North Mtn. range. On the left the rugged heights of the Blue Ridge, with Snickers, Ashby's, Manassas, Chester, and Thorntons Gaps in succession, and still further on Swift-run, Powells, Browns, Jarmans, and Rockfish Gaps. The last within twenty miles of Charlottesville. In the extreme distance about the center between Massanutten and Great North, is Mt. Jackson, beyond, and overlooking the battle ground of Strasbourg, Fisher's hill and Cedar Creek. Martinsburg and Bunker Hill lie just out of the sketch to the right. Although unseen, on account of woods and hills obstructing the view, the towns of Charlestown, Winchester, Berryville, Kernstown, Newtown, Middletown, Strasburg, and Front Royal, are within range. The Rocky bed of the Shenandoah river occupies the center of the picture. Loudon heights on one side. Bolivar heights on the other, dotted with houses and tents, and cut up with roads and paths to the camps, the Winchester pike showing distinctly for some miles. It was on this plateau--Bolivar heights, that Colonel Miles placed his troops when Jackson invested Harpers Ferry, taking position on Loudoun and Maryland heights and compelling the Union force to surrender.

[Unique Vintage Prints] Historical maps, photos and prints as home decor artworks. Tasteful reproductions restored from the archives at the Library of Congress.
[Satisfied Customers] Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality, fine-art reproduction prints. Prominent buyers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers as well as tens of thousands of Internet customers. Snapshots of the Past was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008.
[American Memory] A great revolution in the history of poster prints was the development of printing techniques that allowed for inexpensive, mass production. Notably, lithography, was invented in 1796. In 1989 a Library of Congress pilot project aptly titled American Memory laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program which began in 1995. This program works to digitize selected collections of the Library that emphasize the complex history of an American cultural heritage.
[Museum Quality] Reproduction prints are created using some of the most respected brands of fine art and archival paper in the industry. Prints made with archival paper and pigmented inks can be enjoyed for a lifetime and passed down for generations to come.
[Great Gifts] Wouldn't it be a conversation starter to display an old Halloween, Mother's or Valentine's Day poster? Or one of the earliest aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago or San Francisco? Posters in the retro style add an air of elegance to your home, study or workplace. And they make great gifts.