Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/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)[reply]
Support - Wowzers. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:11, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - The scan is of very impressive quality. P. S. Burton (talk) 19:42, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Wow! nagualdesign (talk) 02:40, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent quality. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:29, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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