San Francisco Birds Eye View Map 1868

Few cities suit a bird's-eye map quite like San Francisco. With its dramatic waterfront, dense grid of streets and restless bay beyond, this 1868 city plan captures the place at a moment when it already felt distinctive, ambitious and full of movement. It has all the charm of antique urban cartography - part local history, part architectural record, part statement piece - making it perfect for San Francisco residents, California enthusiasts and anyone who loves vintage city map wall art with real character.

This is an edited reproduction made from antique/public domain source imagery.

Print quality

Printed on beautifully textured 300gsm cotton rag paper using archival pigment inks, this vintage San Francisco map print has a rich, gallery-quality finish designed to bring out every fine line, waterfront detail and aged cartographic tone.

Mounting & Framing

Mounting is available in antique white as standard, with black available on request.

Frame options:
• Black - 20mm wide, 15mm deep
• White - 20mm wide, 15mm deep
• Dark Rosewood - 35mm wide, 15mm deep
• Walnut Gold - 28mm wide, 14mm deep

All frames are UK-made from solid wood and finished with perspex glazing and an MDF back. As wood is a natural material, grain and finish may vary slightly from the photos.

Not all sizes are available mounted. Sizes refer to the print area.

Attribution

This is an edited version of the following public domain image:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birds_eye_view_of_the_city_of_San_Francisco_LCCN2003681542.jpg