Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1880 – 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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This antique map of Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1880 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of Waukesha, c.s. of Waukesha Co., Wis. 1880
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Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1880
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In 1880 Waukesha, the seat of Waukesha County, was a Fox River town of a few thousand people that had become known well beyond Wisconsin for its mineral springs. Visitors came by train to bathe and drink the spring water, which many believed relieved ailments, and hotels and bathhouses catered to them alongside the county courthouse and the businesses serving local farmers. Mills and workshops along the river processed grain and other farm goods, and German immigrants and their descendants formed a large part of the population, shaping its churches, singing societies, and beer halls. Residents of the 1880s would have known the town as a place to take the waters as much as a place to trade, and the spring resort brought outside money into the streets the map records.
| Created / published | 1880 |
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| Creator | wellge, h. (henry), beck & pauli, stoner, j. j. |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Waukesha, Wisconsin, drawn in 1880. Bird's-eye view maps were drawn by travelling artists who walked a town street by street, sketching every building from an imagined vantage point in the air, then sold the finished lithograph door to door by subscription. Roughly five thousand American towns were recorded this way between the 1860s and the 1920s, and for many of them the panoramic map is the most complete picture of the place that survives. Reproduced from the original in the Library of Congress collections. Printed to order on archival paper. Free shipping on all US orders. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Wisconsin |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,400 × 5,856 px · prints to 28 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Waukesha, c.s. of Waukesha Co., Wis. 1880 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-491423 |
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