MN Minneapolis 1891 MAP – Antique Map Print
(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 MN Minneapolis 1891 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 Minneapolis, Minn
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MN Minneapolis 1891 MAP
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This bird's-eye view of Minneapolis, Minnesota, drawn in 1891 by Andrew M. Smith, shows the city from an angled aerial vantage, a format that was popular for American cities in the late 1800s. The view centers on the Mississippi River and the falls at St. Anthony, which powered the sawmills and flour mills that made Minneapolis one of the country's leading milling centers. Panoramic maps like this one were built from careful street-level surveys and were often sold to local residents and businesses, who liked seeing their own buildings and neighborhoods rendered in detail. Today the map serves as a snapshot of a city in the middle of its rapid growth.
| Created / published | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Creator | smith, andrew m., pezolt, f. (frank), christoph (e.g.) lith. co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,601 × 3,270 px · prints to 15 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Minneapolis, Minn |
| Reference | MN-Minneapolis-1891 |
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