CANADA-Chatham-1875 – Historic Map Reproduction
(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.)
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This rare antique map captures CANADA-Chatham-1875 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [Bird's eye view of Chatham, Ontario
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Chatham, Ontario, sat on the Thames River in Kent County, and around 1870 it was a market town built on farming, grain and tobacco, with the Great Western Railway linking it to Hamilton and Windsor. Its population had grown steadily since mid-century, and its mills, foundries and shops served the surrounding farm families. Chatham also had a long history as a destination for people who had escaped slavery in the United States, and a Black community there had built churches, schools and mutual aid societies since the 1840s and 1850s. In 1858 the town hosted a national emigration convention that drew Black leaders from across North America, a gathering local residents would have remembered as part of their town's identity.
| Created / published | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps-- |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 11,840 × 8,896 px · prints to 39 × 30 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Bird's eye view of Chatham, Ontario |
| Reference | CANADA-Chatham-1875 |
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