WI West Superior 1887 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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Step back in time with WI West Superior 1887 MAP, an antique map rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Perspective map of West Superior, Wis
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WI West Superior 1887 MAP
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Unlike the other Midwestern town views on this board, this one shows West Superior, the Wisconsin side of the harbor at the western tip of Lake Superior, across the bay from Duluth. Milwaukee firm Henry Wellge & Co. issued it in 1887 as a bird's-eye panorama, a popular format of the period that let residents and investors take in streets, rail lines and waterfront at a glance. The town's growth in those years was tied to lumber, grain and rail shipping, which made its harbor central to local life. Views like this one often presented a rapidly growing place with an optimistic, idealized perspective.
| Created / published | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Creator | henry wellge & co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,514 × 3,505 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Perspective map of West Superior, Wis |
| Reference | WI-West Superior-1887 |
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