St. Louis panoramic map, etched in stone by Parsons and Atwater. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, 1872.

Perspective map hand-drawn by Parsons & Atwater.

Bird’s-eye view of St. Louis, Missouri, as seen from above the Mississippi River; prominent features identified below the image.

Between 1870 and 1892, the firm produced at least 30 iconic hand-drawn panoramic maps of American cities, 22 of which are stored for posterity in the Library of Congress.

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