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City of Chicago.

Title
City of Chicago.
Author
Watson, Gaylord
Publication
[New York, N.Y.?] : [Gaylord Watson], [1871]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5847Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117

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Description
1 map : hand colored; 42 x 25 cm, on sheet 48 x 30 cm
Alternative Title
  • Chicago as it is, showing the Burnt District
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US065.4.05
Subject
  • Great Fire (Chicago, Illinois : 1871)
  • 1871
  • Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 > Maps
  • Chicago (Ill.) > Maps
  • Chicago (Ill.) > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
  • Illinois > Chicago
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows ward boundaries, streets, railroads, and notable physical features.
  • Includes population figures for 1850, 1860, and 1870.
  • "N.B. The bright read shows the portion of the city that is burnt" -- bottom margin.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by Gaylord Watson, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5847
OCLC
864910920
Author
Watson, Gaylord, creator, publisher.
Title
City of Chicago.
Publisher
[New York, N.Y.?] : [Gaylord Watson], [1871]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:28,800. 2400 feet per inch (W 87°56ʹ24ʺ--W 87°31ʹ25ʺ/N 42°01ʹ23ʺ--N 41°38ʹ39ʺ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 533, column 2, no. 4
Source
US065.4.05
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Chronological Term
1871
Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5847
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