Sandusky, Ohio, 1883 – Antique Wall Map
(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.)
Description
This rare antique map captures Sandusky, Ohio, 1883 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: City of Sandusky, O.
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Sandusky, Ohio, 1883
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Sandusky, Ohio, in 1883 was the county seat of Erie County and still a working port on the south shore of Lake Erie, with docks and freight sheds tied to the railroads running along the shore. German immigrants and their families made up a large share of the town's tradesmen and craftsmen, and their churches and clubs shaped daily life on the streets shown here. Across the bay, the Cedar Point peninsula had begun to draw summer visitors who rode steamboats out from the city for a day by the lake, a leisure trade that grew through the decade. Residents would have recognized the commercial blocks along the main streets and the houses climbing the slope above the water.
| Created / published | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Creator | hare, a. j., morgan (w.j.) & co. lith |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Sandusky, Ohio, drawn in 1883. 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--Ohio |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 12,480 × 8,272 px · prints to 42 × 28 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | City of Sandusky, O. |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490287 |
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