IL Chicago 1868 MAP – Antique Wall Map
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This antique map of IL Chicago 1868 MAP brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Chicago in 1868 from Schiller Street north side to 12th Street south side
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IL Chicago 1868 MAP
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From an elevated, angled vantage, this 1868 panorama presents Chicago as a city of rail lines, lakefront shipping, and crowded commercial blocks. Augustus Ruger drew views like this for the Chicago Lithographing Company during a popular vogue for bird's-eye city portraits, which appealed to residents and businesses proud of their towns. The map is especially valuable today because much of the city it depicts was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, so it preserves streets and buildings that no longer stand.
| Created / published | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Creator | ruger, a., chicago lithographing co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,600 × 3,480 px · prints to 19 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Chicago in 1868 from Schiller Street north side to 12th Street south side |
| Reference | IL-Chicago-1868 |
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