Ultimate Birds Eye Map Of Fort Worth In 1891 Perfect For Gifting [tRcsg52w]

Fort Worth in 1891 

In the late nineteenth century, cities commissioned birds-eye views like this as promotional materials. But artists capable of creating them were rare.

India ink, a fine steel nib and a mind that could see things from angles the eye never had. That's what it took to create a fine birds-eye view and Henry Wellge had the trifecta.

His 1891 view of Fort Worth is glorious in its detail.

It even shows the Spring Palace, where Fort Worth hosted an annual exhibition of farm and forest products. What makes that odd is that the structure burned several months before this view was completed. It was included because city fathers had promised to rebuild it.

Henry Wellge could see things that weren't there and draw them as well as things that were.

Physical Details

• 38.5 by 24 inches
• Limited Edition of 254 Copies
• Each one is hand-numbered