WI Oconomowoc Waukesha 1885 MAP – 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.)
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Step back in time with WI Oconomowoc Waukesha 1885 MAP, an antique map rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Oconomowoc, Waukesha and the lake region of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, all these lakes and resorts are within four hours ride of Chicago, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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WI Oconomowoc Waukesha 1885 MAP
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Oconomowoc, a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, sits among a cluster of lakes that drew summer visitors from Chicago and Milwaukee by rail in the late 1800s, and this 1885 panoramic map shows the town as a bird's-eye view. Panoramic maps like this one were drawn in perspective, so streets, rooftops, and lakeshores appear as if seen from a hillside above. Marr & Richards, the engraving firm credited here, produced many such town views for the period, and their detail offers a useful record of how small Midwestern communities were laid out and promoted in the 1880s.
| Created / published | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Creator | marr & richards engraving co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,711 × 2,737 px · prints to 19 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Oconomowoc, Waukesha and the lake region of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, all these lakes and resorts are within four hours ride of Chicago, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway |
| Reference | WI-OconomowocWaukesha-1885 |
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