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Historic Maps and Views of Chicago: 24 Frameable Maps and Views

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Historic Maps and Views of Chicago accommodates twenty-four historic maps and views of Chicago and its environs?dating from the 1700s in the course of the present?in a position for framing in a custom format or in a typical 11? x 14? frame. This stunning and fascinating choice of images from The Granger Collection includes Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable’s cabin in 1820, Abraham Lincoln’s funeral, maps before and after the great fire of 1871, the first skyscraper, images of the “White City” from World’s Columbian Exposition in1893, in addition to art from the groundbreaking 1909 Chicago Plan. Each and every image’s original printing information is provided, in addition to additional information that places it in historic context and further illuminates its qualities. Each and every image is exquisitely reproduced to blow their own horns its color and detail.

The perfect gift for lovers of commute, history, or art.

Other titles on this series include:

Historic Maps and Views of San Francisco

Historic Maps and Views of Boston

Historic Maps and Views of the Old South

Historic Maps and Views of New York

Historic Maps and Views of London

Historic Maps and Views of Rome

Historic Maps and View of Paris


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