Chicago, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:250,000 (1953–1957)

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Chicago, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:250,000 (1953–1957)

USGS historical topographic quadrangle of Chicago, Illinois, at 1:250,000 (1 x 2 degree). 6 editions: 1953, 1957. Shows terrain by contour lines, rivers and lakes, roads, railroads, towns and buildings.

Date: 1953–1957
Mapmaker / publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Place: Chicago, Illinois
Scale: 1:250,000
Collection: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
Archive: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
Type: USGS topographic map
Editions: 6
Footprint: 41° to 42° N, -88° to -86° E

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Reason: a USGS map: a work of the US government, not protected by copyright in the US (17 U.S.C. 105).

Read from: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection: maps made by the U.S. Geological Survey are US government works (17 U.S.C. 105).

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"Chicago, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:250,000 (1953–1957)" (1953–1957). U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection. Public domain. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a8a3619e4b00f54eb3dc966

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