Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1888 Sioux City Iowa 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 1888 Sioux City Iowa Wall Map Print. 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
Produced and published by one of the most prolific American cartographers of the nineteenth century Henry Wellge, this detailed depiction of Sioux City depicts the iconic town in a period of significant growth and transformation as the nation neared the turn of the twentieth century. Located at the navigational head of the Missouri River, Sioux City was an integral part of local trade throughout the nineteenth century. Sioux City was planned in 1854 as expansion throughout the American West continued to attract residents from the Northeast, South, and Western Europe looking to establish businesses and farms in the prairies associated with the Iowa landscape.
Wellge was one of five American cartographers responsible for producing more than half of all bird's eye perspectives in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Wellge's panoramic maps featured incredible detail and remain some of the most recognizable productions from the era. This depiction was produced during Wellge's most prominent period in the 1880s and bears his signature style and aesthetic, which features a stately elegance and fine lines with minimal colorization, giving these pieces an elevated appearance. Wellge did not focus on a particular region and is well known for his perspective map of Bangor, Maine which captures the shift to steam-powered ships and a move away from traditional sailing vessels.
This piece immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating a link to one of the most iconic places in the American West as it became a regional hub in the late nineteenth century.
