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Gothenburg map 1888

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Original – A map of the Swedish city of Gothenburg in 1888. In the 19th century the city's population increased tenfold to 130,000.

Reason

High encyclopedic value given the very high level of detail. It captures the city's form (streets, canals, buildings) in a period of rapid growth.

Articles in which this image appears

History of Gothenburg, Gothenburg

FP category for this image

Maps

Creator

Ludvig Simon

• Support as nominator --ELEKHH^T 02:51, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
• Support - Wowzers. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:11, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
• Support - The scan is of very impressive quality. P. S. Burton (talk) 19:42, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
• Support - Wow! nagualdesign (talk) 02:40, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
• Support - Excellent quality. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:29, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Promoted File:Simon's 1888 Gothenburg map.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:53, 27 January 2014 (UTC)