Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 534, column 3, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 88 x 58 cm, on sheet 90 x 60 cm

Abstract

Shows streets, railroads, parks, canals, and public buildings. Covers West Division Street to 31st Street and Robey Street to the lake. Scale shown by quarter section squares. Includes street index, railroads and depots index, and population table 1837-1887; and inset: Map showing railroads entering Chicago, also city limits and the parks.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 869461418
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644667
Folder number: US067.1.07
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 00068ac0-85e6-0135-2316-55e89b72a6ac

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1890

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the business and central portions of Chicago" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00068ac0-85e6-0135-2316-55e89b72a6ac

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1890). Map of the business and central portions of Chicago Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00068ac0-85e6-0135-2316-55e89b72a6ac

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the business and central portions of Chicago" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00068ac0-85e6-0135-2316-55e89b72a6ac

Wikipedia citation

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