Feature Points
- VINTAGE MAP REPRODUCTION: You'll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1887 Bay City Michigan Map Print. 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 Vintage Map of Michigan. 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 only two years following the conclusion of the American Civil War, this bird's eye perspective was published by one of the early pioneers of the form Albert Ruger. Ruger was the first American cartographer to achieve success with the bird's eye perspective style, which would go on to become one of the most popular ways to entice residents and merchants alike by stylizing a city's economic, civic, and natural features. The reconstruction era of the United States was marked by a significant migration of Americans from the South to the North, eager for opportunities in the burgeoning manufacturing facilities that were being established in towns and cities across the nation.
Ruger's unique style and distinctive aesthetic immediately transport the viewer back in time, creating a bond between the past and present. Geographically divided by the Saginaw River, the first European settlers arrived in 1831, though by the time of this publication, it had experienced significant growth and transformation as robust shipbuilding and lumber milling economies attracted immigrants from Germany and other Western European nations that established neighborhoods and communities on cultural traditions and heritage, many of which exist to this day. Bay City features numerous homes that were built by industrialists during this time which are registered historic landmarks.
This is truly a piece of American cartographical history that depicts Bay City in one of its most transformative periods. This map is one of Ruger's earlier works and illustrates his style and attention to detail with minimal flourishes.
