WI Watertown 1867 MAP – Antique Wall Map
(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 rare antique map captures WI Watertown 1867 MAP in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Watertown, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin 1867
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WI Watertown 1867 MAP
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Few town views from the 1860s capture Watertown as fully as this 1867 bird's-eye panorama, which shows the city from an elevated angle as if seen from above. A. Ruger drew the view for the Chicago Lithographing Company, one of several firms that issued such city portraits across the Midwest in the decades after the Civil War. Maps like this were sold to residents and local boosters who wanted a picture of their growing community, and today they serve historians as detailed records of street layouts and building footprints. Watertown, settled on the Rock River in the 1830s, had developed a strong base of mills and small manufacturers by then, and those industrial buildings are worth looking for along the river.
| Created / published | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a., chicago lithographing co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,500 × 3,480 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Watertown, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin 1867 |
| Reference | WI-Watertown-1867 |
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