Old maps of Chicago
Maps of Chicago from a frontier town on the lake to the 1920s: the city before and after the Great Fire of 1871, bird's-eye views, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, Sanborn fire insurance atlases and USGS topographic maps.
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The city
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Chicago, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1889–1901)
1889–1901 · 8 editions
City of Chicago.
1871 · Library of Congress
Chicago in 1868 from Schiller Street north side to 12th Street south side.
1868 · Library of Congress
The city of Chicago.
1892 · Library of Congress
Map showing the burnt district in Chicago - published for the benefit of the Relief Fund
1870 · Library of Congress
The City of Chicago as it was before the great conflagration of October 8th, 9th, & 10th, 1871.
1871 · Library of Congress
1893 grand view of Chicago.
1893 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Chicago, 1893.
1893 · Library of Congress
Views of Chicago
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Bird's-eye-view of the business district of Chicago.
1898 · Library of Congress
Chicago, central business section.
1916 · Library of Congress
Chicago, central business section.
1916 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of Chicago, 1892.
1892 · Library of Congress
Bird's eye view of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893.
1893 · Library of Congress
Birds-eye view of the elevated railroads and the parks and boulevards of Chicago.
1908 · Library of Congress
Chicago, central business section.
1916 · Library of Congress
Topographic maps
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Chicago, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:250,000 (1953–1957)
1953–1957 · 6 editions
Chicago, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:100,000 (1980)
1980 · USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
Chicago Loop, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:24,000 (1929–1997)
1929–1997 · 9 editions
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