MO Kansas City 1869 MAP – Vintage Map Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique map of MO Kansas City 1869 MAP brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of Kansas City, Missouri. Jan'y. 1869
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MO Kansas City 1869 MAP
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Kansas City's riverfront and rising bluffs above the Missouri River anchor this 1869 bird's-eye panorama, which shows the town from an elevated angle as if seen from above. Ruger & Stoner, the firm known for many city views of the period, drew the map, and the Merchant's Lithographing Company printed it. The date is significant because the Hannibal Bridge, which carried trains across the Missouri to Kansas City, Kansas, was completed that year, tying the growing city more closely to the railroads that were reshaping its economy. Boosters and residents bought maps like this one as a record of a town on the rise.
| Created / published | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger & stoner, ruger, a., christy, a. c., merchant's lithographing company |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 6,126 × 4,838 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Kansas City, Missouri. Jan'y. 1869 |
| Reference | MO-KansasCity-1869 |
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