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Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the city of Chicago

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Title
Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the city of Chicago
Additional title: City of Chicago
Names
Rand McNally and Company (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Illinois

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881
Place: 148, 150, 152 and 154 Monroe Street, Chicago
Publisher: Rand McNally & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5844
Topics
Parks -- Illinois -- Chicago
Railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago
Street-railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Engraved by Rand, McNally & Co.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881, by Rand McNally & Co., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 534, column 1, no. 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 68 x 55 cm, on sheet 70 x 58 cm
Description
Shows radial lines at 1 mile intervals from Cook County Court House; parks, railroads, and railway stations. Includes index to streets and avenues in margins. Border includes alphabetic-numerical grid system. Map has probably been detached from a cover and index.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1004671831
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644651
Folder number: US065.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e1341dc0-85cd-0135-3ecb-31345fb0e5fa
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

  • 1881: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the city of Chicago " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ed489a30-85cd-0135-4c77-0da8ab3c45fa

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the city of Chicago " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ed489a30-85cd-0135-4c77-0da8ab3c45fa

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1881). Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the city of Chicago Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ed489a30-85cd-0135-4c77-0da8ab3c45fa

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Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the city of Chicago