Historic Map - St. Louis, MO - 1859

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Our City, (St. Louis, MO.) Published by Hagen & Pjau at the Anzeiger des Westens.

Reproduction panorama lithograph of the city known as St. Louis, MO, published by A. Janicke & Co. The city was founded south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers by French traders Pierre Laclde and Rene Auguste Chouteau in 1764, naming the community after King Louis IX. St. Louis was called "Gateway to the West". Its steamboat era began in 1817. Steam engines had been developed to propel ships in the late 18th century, but weren't widely used until the early 1800's, when western expansion and calm river currents helped the steamship to replace the sailing ships that had been used to carry commercial goods along rivers to lakes. Steamships used steam power as a primary method of propulsion to drive propellers or paddlewheels. They enabled goods to be traded efficiently. The boats were very dependable, as they could navigate as easily upriver, against the current, as downriver. Rapids north of St. Louis made it the northernmost input for many of the large boats. In 1850, St. Louis became the largest U. S. city west of Pittsburgh. St. Louis' population more than doubled from 1850 to 1860, and in 1859 its first streetcar tracks were laid.

The image features lively scenes of riverboat, carriage and pedestrian traffic. It features steamboat illustrations of the "Edward J. Gay", the "Ben Lewis", the "New Orleans", the "Quincy", the "Canada", the "Baltimore" and the "Henry Clay"

Materials

Archive Paper

Premium fine art paper that provides accurate color reproduction with high-contrast, high-resolution print output and maximum image permanence. A high-quality print ready for framing.

Museum quality paper for high-quality fine art.
Ultra smooth, neutral white matte finish.
Heavy-weight 230 gsm, 9.5 mil thickness.
Printed with pigment inks for longer print life and enhanced fade resistance.
Pigment based Canon LUCIA inks provide smooth tones and rich colors in fine, precise detail.

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