The City of Chicago, bird's eye view map – Antique Wall Map
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this antique map of The City of Chicago, bird's eye view map. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The City of Chicago, bird's eye view map
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Chicago is the subject here, drawn from a high angle so the lakefront, the river and the street grid can be read at a glance. Bird's-eye views like this were a staple of 19th-century American city promotion, aimed at residents and businesses who wanted to see their town as a thriving, orderly whole. Chicago made an especially strong subject because the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed much of the downtown, and the rapid rebuilding that followed gave these views a powerful story of recovery. The fine street-level detail is worth a close look, since it shows how densely the city had filled in.
| Original scan | 4,590 × 3,240 px · prints to 15 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | IL-Chicago-1874 |
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