HISTORIX Vintage 1869 Kankakee Illinois Map Poster - 24x30 Inch Old Map of Kankakee Illinois Wall Art - Bird's Eye View History Map of Illinois Poster

Produced and published by one of the most prolific cartographers of the bird's eye perspective genre, Albert Ru ger, this detailed panoramic map illustrates Kankakee in a period of significant growth and transition in the years following the conclusion of the American Civil War. Kankakee became an important anchor city in the rural plains surrounding the Chicago area. The town was founded in 1854, and this depiction marks the region's development through those years as manufacturing and its proximity to Chicago made the area a popular destination for residents looking to relocate from the American South as well as Western and Northern Europe. Kankakee is situated at the confluence of the Iroquois and Kankakee rivers, which were essential trading routes during the early portions of the nineteenth century. The region experienced a significant increase in population during the latter parts of the 1800s as economic opportunities expanded and access was made possible with the establishment of rail lines across the North and Western United States. Kankakee is home to two iconic homes designed by notable architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The B. Hardey Bradley House and the Warren Hickox House which still stand to this day. Albert Ru ger was a pioneer of the bird's eye perspective style, and his works are widely regarded as influencing the style, which became incredibly popular from the mid-nineteenth century until the 1920s when advances in aerial photography made the form obsolete. These highly stylized pieces of cartographical history immediately transport the viewer back in time.