WI Bayfield 1886 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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A window into the past: WI Bayfield 1886 MAP, preserved in this antique map. 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 Bayfield, Wis., county seat of Bayfield County 1886
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WI Bayfield 1886 MAP
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Few towns on Lake Superior sit as close to open water as Bayfield, a small port on the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula facing the Apostle Islands. This 1886 bird's-eye view, produced by the firm of Henry Wellge and his partners, shows the town from an elevated angle during the lumber and fishing activity that shaped the northern Wisconsin shoreline in those years. Panoramic maps like this were commercial productions sold to residents and businesses, so they show what a community wanted to display, from its streets and wharves to its churches and houses. The waterfront is worth studying closely to see how the town was arranged around its harbor.
| Created / published | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Creator | wellge, h. (henry), norris, wellge & co, beck & pauli |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 4,944 × 3,906 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bird's eye view of Bayfield, Wis., county seat of Bayfield County 1886 |
| Reference | WI-Bayfield-1886 |
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