North Carolina Wall Map, 1857
A digitally restored reproduction of the state as it was mapped four years before the Civil War. It shows North Carolina at mid-century, with the county lines, towns, and place names of the antebellum era, before the railroads and industry that would reshape the state took hold.
Map Shop reproduces it from a high-resolution scan, so the period linework, the decorative border, and the hand-lettered character of the sheet come through clearly. In some cases the restoration removes defects; in others the signs of age are kept because they add character to the print.
It reads as a document and a decorative piece at once, a fit for a study, a library, or the wall of anyone drawn to North Carolina history. This is a reproduction, not an original antique. Map Shop finishes each one to order in the following forms:
- Paper
- Laminated
- Mounted
- Railed
- Framed
For a present-day version, the modern North Carolina wall maps cover the same ground.

