Sanborn Insurance Maps were used by insurers throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries to help assess fire liability, and while there are valuable in a utilitarian sense, they are also beautiful; instantly recognizable for their distinctively detailed and beautifully ornate lettering on their title pages.
Created from portions of a Sanborn map of Grand Rapids, this art print has been edited and remastered to showcase the beauty and history of a bygone era in a way that still captivates and inspires for today.
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Recognition: Grand Rapids, Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg peoples. In particular, the university resides on Land ceded in the 1821 Treaty of Chicago.
Grand Rapids 1912 Sanborn Insurance Map Art Poster Print
Product Info
HANDMADE IN MICHIGAN!
Signed by the artist
Archival giclée travel art poster
5 Standard sizes — Ready to frame
Heavyweight, acid-free matte paper
Top quality pigment-based inks
1" white margin around printed area
1.5" white margin for 8x10" prints
8x10" prints come matted, with a mat opening of 4.5x6.5"
Shipping
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8x10" and 11x14" prints ship FLAT
16x20" (and up) prints ship ROLLED
Long distance deliveries of 11x14" prints may also shipped rolled
Orders that mix flat items (matted 8x10" prints, coaster sets, etc.) with larger, rolled prints will ship separately
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About the Artist
A Proud Michigander, Brian Walline is the founder and artist behind The Mighty Mitten. Brian lives in Ann Arbor, where he works to continuously expand his series of Michigan travel art.
