Romeo, Michigan, 1868 – 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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Few images capture their era like this antique map of Romeo, Michigan, 1868. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Bird's eye view of Romeo 1868
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Romeo, Michigan, 1868
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Romeo, in northern Macomb County, Michigan, appears in this 1868 view at a time when its economy rested almost entirely on farming. Wheat, corn, and livestock from the surrounding township passed through local mills and stores, and the village served as a trading center for farm families who drove in over unpaved country roads. Only three years had passed since the Civil War ended, and many men from the county who had served in Michigan regiments were returning to fields and workshops. For residents, Romeo was a quiet agricultural community where the seasons of planting and harvest set the pace of daily life.
| Created / published | 1868 |
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| Creator | ruger, a., chicago lithographing co, glover, e. s. (eli sheldon) |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Romeo, Michigan, drawn in 1868. 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--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,048 × 6,144 px · prints to 27 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Romeo 1868 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-489216 |
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