Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1889 Dubuque 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 1889 Dubuque 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
Located on the banks of the iconic Mississippi River, Dubuque is part of the so-called tristate region where Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin share a border and remains an important cultural and economic hub for the Midwest for importing and exporting goods. By the latter portions of the nineteenth century, the city was experiencing a period of significant prosperity spurred by a growing manufacturing industry that attracted residents from Western Europe and Germany as well as the American South who established neighborhoods and communities across the region based on cultural traditions and shared heritage, many of which exist to this day.
Produced and published by Henry Wellge, this bird's eye perspective bears a distinctive style and unique aesthetic that immediately transports the viewer back in time, giving them a glimpse of the development of Dubuque during a transformative time. Wellge was among the most prolific producers of panoramic maps and, along with four other producers, is responsible for more than half of all the bird's eye perspectives found in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Wellge's work bears a signature style that features a refined touch without the usual bold colors, instead favoring a more elevated palette of dark hues that define his work.
During this time, Dubuque was one of the largest urban areas in the United States and became an essential center for exporting lumber from neighboring Wisconsin for growing markets in the Northeast and ports in the South, especially New Orleans, where goods would leave for European markets.
