“STREET GUIDE MAP OF CHICAGO” Chicago & New York: Rand, McNally & Co., published in the c.1893 Indexed Atlas of the World (dated 1890 lower left). Color-printed map with original color, and with centerfold as issued. (Image: 27 ¼ x 19’’)
This scarce and unusually detailed map depicts the Streets of Chicago, as they were known in the early 1890’s. The city limits are shown outlined in a deep red. Railroads and canals are identified throughout the map. Streets are named and parks & cemeteries are located.
Also shown is the “Indian Boundary Line” along the northern and southern portions of the city.
The inset, on the right, depicts a “MAP OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF CHICAGO. SHOWING RAILROAD DEPOTS”.
The location selected for the “World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893” is prominently colored and labeled in red with buildings identified.
Shipped unmatted
