MI Grand Rapids 1868 MAP – Historic Map Reproduction
(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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MI Grand Rapids 1868 MAP comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Grand Rapids, Michigan 1868
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MI Grand Rapids 1868 MAP
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Grand Rapids sits on the Grand River in western Michigan, and this 1868 view shows it from an elevated angle, so streets, rooftops and the river all appear at once. The artist, A. Ruger, worked with the Chicago Lithographing Company, which printed many of the bird's-eye city views that were popular in the 1860s and 1870s as growing towns sought to display their streets, churches and businesses. Lumber and furniture manufacturing were shaping the city's growth during this period, so the map offers a snapshot of a community expanding in the years after the Civil War.
| Created / published | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a., chicago lithographing co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,293 × 3,454 px · prints to 18 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Grand Rapids, Michigan 1868 |
| Reference | MI-GrandRapids-1868 |
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