This historic map is laser engraved on birch plywood that has been hand finished with shellac, providing a gentle sheen and showing off the natural color and grain of the wood. The engraving is stained so that the fine detail of the map is clearly visible and easily read. The map is set in an ebonized, hand-waxed wood frame, with wire attached to the back so that it is ready to hang. The map itself is 18" x 24," and with the frame, it measures roughly 20" x 26." The map and frame are 100% made in our shop in Spring, Texas.
A historical note is engraved on the backside of the map, as follows:
"Historical map engraved on birch, hand-finished with shellac. The original, a lithograph of a hand-drawn map, is archived at the Library of Congress.
When this map was drawn in 1870, Tarrant County was just beginning to recover from the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The county had experienced a decline in its population, having dropped from 6,020 reported in the 1860 census to only 5,788 reported in the 1870 census. However, the economic situation began to improve in the 1870s due to the central role that the county played in the cattle industry. Local merchants provided supplies for the cattle drives, and as the first deals rail lines reached Fort Worth in the mid 1870s, the county became a central transportation hub, as well."
Product code: Historical map of Tarrant County, Texas, engraved on wood --FREE SHIPPING!-- deals