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General Lithographing and Printing Co. (sold)


General Lithographing and Printing Co. (fl. c. 1905 - 1911) was a short-lived printer based in Seattle in the early 20th century. Among its few surviving works are a 1905 map of Seattle and an interesting work advocating for Japanese immigration to the U.S. (which peaked in the first decade of the 20th century) published by the Japanese Association of the Pacific Northwest.
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New Guide Map of Seattle Washington.

1905 (dated)
37.5 x 25.5 in (95.25 x 64.77 cm)
Seattle-generallitho-1905

sold

Item Details
  • Digital Map Information
  • Suitable for large format printing
  • File Size: 113.91 MB
  • File Type: ZIP / TIFF
  • ICC color profile embedded
  • Delivered instantly via download link
A scarce large format 1905 city map of Seattle produced by General Lithographing during one of the city's most dynamic decades - a period defined by ambitious public works projects that reshaped the city and capped by the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The map is suffused with a sense of change and transience underscored by real estate advertisements, enjoining the viewer to strike while the iron is hot. (more details)

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