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Rand, McNally & Co.'s new and concise map of Chicago : showing the new city limits and location of the world's Columbian Exposition : streets, parks, boulevards, railroads, street car lines, etc. ; Rand, McNally & Co.'s map of Chicago, no. 3

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Rand, McNally & Co.'s new and concise map of Chicago : showing the new city limits and location of the world's Columbian Exposition : streets, parks, boulevards, railroads, street car lines, etc. ; Rand, McNally & Co.'s map of Chicago, no. 3
Additional title: New and concise map of Chicago : showing the new city limits and location of the world's Columbian Exposition : streets, parks, boulevards, railroads, street car lines, etc.
Additional title: Rand, McNally & Co.'s map of Chicago, no. 3
Additional title: Map of Chicago, no. 3
Names
Rand McNally and Company (Publisher)
Eggleston, Mallette and Brownell (Firm) (Associated name)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Illinois

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Place: Chicago, Ill.
Publisher: Rand McNally & Co., Publishers
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5862
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5865
Topics
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)
Illinois -- Chicago
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Rand McNally & Co.'s standard map of Chicago, no. 3. Copyright, 1888 by Rand, McNally & Co. Copyright, 1892 by Rand, McNally & Co."-- print along lower left of "Rand, McNally & Co.'s new and concise map of Chicago" side.
Statement of responsibility: "Rand McNally & Co.'s map of Chicago and Suburbs. Copyright, 1890 by Rand, McNally & Co."-- print along lower left of "Rand, McNally & Co.'s map of Chicago" side.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 535, column 1, no. 4
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 2 maps on 1 sheet :both sides, hand colored ; 70 x 49 cm and 67 x 52 cm
Description
NYPL Map Div. copy has 2 copies of the map, mounted on muslim covering alternate side of map; Copy 1 [Map Div. 15-5862] shows New and concise map of Chicago; copy 2 [Map Div. 15-5865] shows Map of Chicago, no. 3. The new and concise map of Chicago includes advertisement for "Eggleston, Mallette & Brownell, Real Estate & Loans," a vignette of 72nd Street and the list of "Railroads entering Chicago." The Chicago, no. 3. map, includes list of railroads and radial distanses at 1-mile intervals.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 45657296
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644669
Folder number: US067.2.02
Folder number: US067.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83c98710-85e9-0135-9585-5d26c8ef49e7
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1893: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand, McNally & Co.'s new and concise map of Chicago " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b36b5f0-85ec-0135-db7d-0cbd62aa0251

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand, McNally & Co.'s new and concise map of Chicago " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b36b5f0-85ec-0135-db7d-0cbd62aa0251

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). Rand, McNally & Co.'s new and concise map of Chicago Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b36b5f0-85ec-0135-db7d-0cbd62aa0251

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Rand, McNally & Co.'s new and concise map of Chicago