Bellevue, Ohio, 1888 – Historic Map Reproduction
(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 Bellevue, Ohio, 1888 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Bellevue, Ohio, Sandusky & Huron counties 1888
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Bellevue, Ohio, 1888
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Bellevue, Ohio, in 1888 was a railroad town of several thousand people, where several lines met in the farm country of northern Ohio. Its rail yards and depot drew workers and freight, and grain, livestock, and other farm goods moved through town toward markets farther east and south. Residents knew Bellevue as a busy junction, and the town's churches, schools, and fraternal lodges gave its civic life a steady center. The streets, rail facilities, and church spires shown here reflect a community that depended on the trains and on the surrounding countryside.
| Created / published | 1888 |
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| Creator | burleigh litho, burleigh & norris |
| Notes | An original bird's-eye view map of Bellevue, Ohio, drawn in 1888. 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 | 9,384 × 5,608 px · prints to 31 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Bellevue, Ohio, Sandusky & Huron counties 1888 |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-OYK-490261 |
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