24” x 18” art print
100lb cover stock
Hand-number edition of 100

From the ancient Adena, to the mysterious Mound Builders and Hopewell, to competing tribes of Haudenosaunee Lenape and Shawnee, to competing European powers maneuvering for supremacy in the Ohio Valley, to English supremacy, to American supremacy, Pittsburgh has transformed itself over the centuries to become a diverse, storied, historic, and complex city at the confluence of three rivers.

The strategic location of this land, fought over by four empires, cannot be understated and has served the city as a major transportation hub, lush resource of natural materials, and gateway to the western frontier.

The map features four ages of our great city:

· Fortification, 1710s-1784: Fighting for dominance
· Legitimization, at 1784: A city made of smoke and iron
· Industrialization, at 1885: The juggernaut of steel and glass
· Reinvention, at 2017: A rebirth to shake off the rust