Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1869 Saint Cloud Stearns County Minnesota 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 1869 Saint Cloud Map of Minnesota Poster. 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 Mississippi River, Saint Cloud was experiencing a period of transformative growth in the years following the conclusion of the American Civil War as residents flocked to the region eager for work in the growing manufacturing industries as well as opportunities to establish farms and dairies in the fertile areas surrounding the city. Saint Cloud was opened up to settlement for Europeans in 1851 after Minnesota was organized as a territory in 1849. The earliest residents utilized Saint Cloud's central location in the area to create way stations for travelers that were crossing the region bound for destinations in the Pacific Northwest.
Produced by Albert Ruger, this bird's eye perspective bears a distinctive style that Ruger developed as a pioneer of the form and one of its earliest adopters. Panoramic maps would become one of the most popular ways to market towns and cities across America to entice residents and merchants alike by featuring prominent local businesses and economic opportunities as well as natural features and civic buildings. Ruger's productions would inspire numerous lithography firms across the United States to produce similar works during the latter parts of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This bird's eye perspective immediately transports the viewer back in time, creating an enduring bond between the past and present. Saint Cloud was first incorporated in 1856 and, by the time of this publication, had become a thriving hub for the fur trade as steamboats ferried the goods to Southern ports in New Orleans.
