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Map of Chicago showing water works system, parks, boulevards, public buildings and railroads, compiled and drawn in the City Map Dept., O.L. Wullweber, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Mueller, chief draftsman & Fred. Haaf, fec.

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Map of Chicago showing water works system, parks, boulevards, public buildings and railroads, compiled and drawn in the City Map Dept., O.L. Wullweber, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Mueller, chief draftsman & Fred. Haaf, fec.

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Map of Chicago showing water works system, parks, boulevards, public buildings and railroads, compiled and drawn in the City Map Dept., O.L. Wullweber, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Mueller, chief draftsman & Fred. Haaf, fec.
Names
Chicago (Ill.). Department of Public Works (Compiler)
Wullweber, O. L. (Creator)
Müller, Chas. M. (Draftsman)
Haaf, Fred (Draftsman)
Chicago (Ill.). Department of Public Works (Publisher)
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Maps of North America

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Illinois

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: Chicago, Ill.
Publisher: City Map Dept.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5858
Topics
Waterworks -- Illinois -- Chicago
Parks -- Illinois -- Chicago
Railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 535, column 2, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:64,000 (W 87°56ʹ24ʺ--W 87°31ʹ25ʺ/N 42°01ʹ23ʺ--N 41°38ʹ39ʺ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 66 x 38 cm, on sheet 68 x 40 cm
Description
Shows police stations with precinct numbers, school houses, fire engine stations, hook & ladder stations, and major water distribution pipes and tunnels. Includes 2 vignettes: Four mile crib. -- Chicago Ave. water works and tower. Probably from Chicago (Ill.). Dept. of Public Works, Twenty-first annual report (Chicago, 1896).
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1000530265
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644665
Folder number: US067.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c08bba00-85d7-0135-9b30-3bfdd7df428b
Rights Statement
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  • 1896: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Chicago showing water works system, parks, boulevards, public buildings and railroads, compiled and drawn in the City Map Dept., O.L. Wullweber, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Mueller, chief draftsman & Fred. Haaf, fec." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cccdbe80-85d7-0135-5262-455697543ed2

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Chicago showing water works system, parks, boulevards, public buildings and railroads, compiled and drawn in the City Map Dept., O.L. Wullweber, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Mueller, chief draftsman & Fred. Haaf, fec." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cccdbe80-85d7-0135-5262-455697543ed2

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Map of Chicago showing water works system, parks, boulevards, public buildings and railroads, compiled and drawn in the City Map Dept., O.L. Wullweber, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Mueller, chief draftsman & Fred. Haaf, fec. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cccdbe80-85d7-0135-5262-455697543ed2

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Map of Chicago showing water works system, parks, boulevards, public buildings and railroads, compiled and drawn in the City Map Dept., O.L. Wullweber, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Mueller, chief draftsman & Fred. Haaf, fec.