Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1887 La Crosse Wisconsin Map Poster. Our museum quality prints are archival grade, which means it will look great and last without fading for over 100 years. Our print to order maps are made in the USA and each map is inspected for quality. This beautiful artwork is a perfect addition to your themed decor. Vintage maps look great in the home, study or office. They make a perfect gift as well.
- MUSEUM QUALITY: This high quality map print will be a great addition to your vintage-themed wall. Don't waste money on cheap-looking, thin paper posters. We use thick, fine art print quality matte paper. Our professional’s choice matte paper displays artwork in high detail without glare. The color is vibrant and text is easy to read. When framed, this map looks absolutely stunning.
- A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY: This is an impressive, historic reproduction of 1887 Bird's Eye View Perspective of La Crosse Wisconsin Wall Map. A true piece of history. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this historic map and its significance.
- READY TO FRAME: This print includes a 0.2 inch border for a perfect frame fit and look. Our maps are designed to fit easy-to-find standard frame sizes, saving you money from having to pay for a custom frame. Each map is inspected for quality and shipped in a rigid tube.
- HISTORIX: We love history and art. Sometimes old maps have tears, folds, separations and other blemishes. We digitally restore and enhance maps while keeping its historical character. All our maps are proudly made in the USA. Customers all over the world love our vintage maps and we know you will too.
Additional Information
La Crosse, on the banks of the Mississippi River in Western Wisconsin, was first explored by French fur trappers as early as the seventeenth century. Nathan Myrick established the first permanent settlement in the area in 1842 with a trading post with a small village beginning around it that would continue to expand during the middle parts of the nineteenth century. A thriving lumber industry allowed the city to continue to expand, and the completion of the La Crosse-Milwaukee rail line in 1858 further expanded access and created a permanent link between the two cities that was mutually beneficial.
A thriving brewing industry was also established in the area during the nineteenth century as well and remains a celebrated tradition due to the large influx of German immigrants to the area during the nineteenth century. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, La Crosse became a hub for education with the founding of three colleges and universities. This bird's eye perspective was produced and published by one of the most prolific panoramic mapmakers of the era, Henry Wellge, who, along with four other manufacturers, was responsible for making more than half of all panoramic maps in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress.
Bird's eye perspectives bear a distinctive aesthetic and unique style that immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating an enduring link between the past and present. Wellge's work features a minimal style that elevates his pieces and gives them unparalleled elegance.
