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Many Indian tribes are pictured throughout the map, as are the Industries of farming, Lumber, Iron Ore, Flour, Corn, and of course, fishing from many choices of small lakes throughout the region. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33048784764989,"sku":"17164","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/PENN.jpg?v=1736981025"},{"product_id":"na141-3","title":"1860 County Map of the State of Illinois","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is an authentic, antique lithograph map of the state of Illinois by Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. The map was published in Philadelphia as part of Mitchell's New General Atlas of 1860. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIt is color coded by county and important travel routes, towns, and cities throughout. An inset map shows the city in detail as it was roughly 10 years before the Chicago Fire of 1871. Much of the lakefront would be built out upon the rubble and debris almost immediately following the fire. 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At that time, Chicago’s lawlessness was an object of media fascination, receiving copious coverage in national newspapers and serving as dramatic fodder for many Hollywood scriptwriters. The map seems targeted at fans of these mobster stories, marking spots of famous killings, sites of clashes between police and bootleggers, and the homes and headquarters of notable gangsters. Its rarity is due to action taken by officials participating in organizing the upcoming World’s Fair. Fearing the map would leave a negative impression on prospective visitors the vast majority of these maps were destroyed before the fair took place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOstensibly, the map was designed with dual purposes, first of all to promote the upcoming World’s Fair of 1933 and, as the title suggests, “Designed to Inculcate the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue in Young Persons and Graphically Portray the Evils and Sin of Large Cities.” Despite these pompous and virtuous claims, the map is in fact a humorous comic-book style depiction of a Wild West scenario within Chicago. Mobsters’ and gang members’ names and their subsequent territories are clearly defined throughout the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThemes of death and murder abound on the map, even including the distance legend, which is labeled with shooting, murder and massacre rather than miles or other units of measure, and the compass rose which features a pistol in hand being fired for its northern indicator. Virtually every vignette features scenes of murder, mayhem, drink and\/or the production and sale of it, and gambling. Lake Michigan is pictured with aircraft labeled Canadian Special which frequently flew in from Canada loaded with cargoes of cases containing alcoholic beverages ready to be enjoyed by the public in one of the many speakeasies throughout the city. It was this business of bootlegging alcohol during the prohibition era that propelled gangs in terms of fame, stature, power, influence, and wealth, and violence in a manner never before seen in American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity of the Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor all its creative imagery that draws in any viewer, the map was deemed a threat to the image of Chicago. Printed in 1931, just two years before Chicago would host its second World's Fair titled \"The Century of Progress,\" the administrators say the map as a direct contrast the global reputation they were seeking to build. How could anyone look at such a map and think of it as progress? For this reason, mayor Alton J. Cermak decreed that every such example of this map that can be obtained was to be destroyed. A well-organized effort did just that and today there remain very few known examples. At the time of writing, we know of only six examples, this being the 7th.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39346142675005,"sku":"11908","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11908a.jpg?v=1736980856"},{"product_id":"11913","title":"1855 Morse's Map of Indiana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA very rare pocket map of Indiana from the mid-19th century of which worldcat.org notes only three known institutional examples at University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and Indiana State Library.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rare, antique map of Indiana shows the state at a pivotal point in history, just decade after a half-century of indian removal treaties and acts and at the start of an American railroad revolution that would connect the country and turn the mid-western states into an industrial powerhouse. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the states' earliest towns and fort are noted and several are interconnected by a web of new canals and roads. Proposed railroads are delineated throughout the map, including the Fort Wayne \u0026amp; Chicago R.R., and the Cincinnati Logansport \u0026amp; Chicago R.R. A newly completed line connecting Chicago to Detroit is shown with a dotted line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the state of Illinois, Indiana progressively grew in population from the Ohio River Valley in the south to the north from the early 1800s to the 1860s. During that time, there were a series of battles, treaties, and congressional acts to remove the Native Americans from their ancestral homes to land in the designated Indian Territory west of the Mississippi. The Delaware, Piankashaw, Kickapoo, and Shawnee were removed in the 1820s and 1830s but the removal of the Potawatomi and Miami tribes were more drawn out. Many tribal leader successfully held onto lands granted to the by the Treaty of St. Mary's of 1818, only to eventually give them up by the mid-1840s and move west to the Kansas Territory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs previously stated, this map is quite rare and only a few similar examples of other states such as Wisconsin and Illinois are held in a handful of institutional collections. It was originally printed as a wax lithograph pocket map and features a decorative floral border surrounding the map.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39355788918845,"sku":"11913","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11913a.jpg?v=1736980853"},{"product_id":"11914","title":"1852 New Sectional Map of the State of Illinois...","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a rather scarce pocket map of Illinois that has recently been professionally flattened and linen-backed for preservation and presentation purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis large format map presents the state of Illinois, surveyed in its entirety and colored in by country with cities, towns, villages, and post offices noted throughout. The map is also filled with numerous railroad lines, some of which are completed (solid lines) and many that are proposed and\/or under construction (dashed lines).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map was made at a pivotal point in history as it pertains to the mid-western states. Many of the Native American tribes from the area have been moved west of the Mississippi and the region was entering the age of the American railroad and westward expansion. While Missouri is known as the \"gateway to the west,\" Illinois would act as an artery to which raw materials and goods would come to Chicago from the east before being dispersed via canal and railway to western settlements up and down the Mississippi River and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map includes two inset maps. One of the \"Vicinity of Galena, the Lead Region and part of Wisconsin and Iowa,\" and another of the \"Vicinity of Alton \u0026amp; St. Louis.\" These insets would changed in later editions of this map to insets of Chicago and St. Louis.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39355840233533,"sku":"11914","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11914a.jpg?v=1736980852"},{"product_id":"11982","title":"1886 Map of the Near North Side Neighborhood of Chicago between Chicago Ave. Division St. Wells St. and Franklin Ave.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large scale map of part of the Chicago's Near North Side neighborhood from Chicago Avenue to Division Street, including the blocks bordering Wells Street, Franklin Avenue, and Market Street (now Orleans St.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is color-coded by the most common type of building material such as brick (pink), wood (yellow), and stone (brown). Since this map was published after the great Chicago Fire of 1871, most the other buildings had been rebuilt with brick and limestone as opposed to wood. The large, bold numbers represent the \"block number\" and the smaller numbers differentiate individual lots from one another. Small numbers in a circle indicate the elevation of the street, two line side-by-side delineate sewer lines, and small circles with a cross denote the location of fire hydrants.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the buildings shown are residential but several schools and churches are noted, including \"North Division High School,\" \"Pearson St. Public School,\" and \"St. Josephs Royal Catholic Church and School. The map predates the elevated Brown Line commuter train which now runs north-south between Market Street (Orleans) and Franklin Street, and Walter Payton College Preparatory High School which now occupies blocks 11 and 14.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39383807492157,"sku":"11982","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11982a.jpg?v=1736980823"},{"product_id":"11983","title":"1886 Map of the Near North Side Neighborhood of Chicago between Division St. Sedgwick St. Larrabee St. and North Ave.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large scale map of part of the Chicago's Near North Side neighborhood between Division St. Sedgwick St. Larrabee St. and North Ave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is color-coded by the most common type of building material such as brick (pink), wood (yellow), and stone (brown). Since this map was published after the great Chicago Fire of 1871, most the other buildings had been rebuilt with brick and limestone as opposed to wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large, bold numbers represent the \"block number\" and the smaller numbers differentiate individual lots from one another. Small numbers in a circle indicate the elevation of the street, two line side-by-side delineate sewer lines, and small circles with a cross denote the location of fire hydrants. Streets that are uncolored indicate that they have not been paved and are likely dirt or gravel. Circled letters throughout the map correspond to a list of divisions with the names of several land owners at the bottom of the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the buildings shown are residential but several schools churches, factories, and theatres are noted. Two theatres that can be found within the map include the National Theatre on Clybourn and Criterion Theatre (1881-1934) on Sedgwick. Today the theatre sites are occupied by retail shopping and parking lots. This section of Chicago would also see the Red, Brown, and Purple, lines come through in the 20th century.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39383828398141,"sku":"11983","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/11983a.jpg?v=1736980822"},{"product_id":"na138","title":"1861 Johnson's Ohio and Indiana","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original antique map of Ohio and Indiana, published by Johnson and Ward out of New York in 1861. The map is color coded by county and shows railroads, wagon roads, rivers, canals, ports, large towns, and villages of the mid-19th century. A vignette appears in the lower right corner presenting a view of the state capitol building of Ohio in Columbus. Important towns such as Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Evansville can be found within the map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe timing of the publication of this map is noteworthy as the American Civil War had just begun and the railroad infrastructure already in place in Ohio and Indiana would serve of great benefit and provide an advantage to the Union Army.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39418602618941,"sku":"NA138","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/NA138a.jpg?v=1736980768"},{"product_id":"na145","title":"1862 Johnson's Minnesota and Dakota","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original antique map of Minnesota and Dakota published by Johnson and Ward out of New York in 1862. The map is color coded by county and shows surveyed lands, lakes, rivers, railroads (both completed and proposed), towns, military forts, trading posts, Native American lands, and several notes of the geography of the region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this map, Dakota has not yet been divided into North and South Dakota, and much of the land is noted as being part of Yankton Country, which refers to one of the northern plains Sioux tribe. 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The map is color coded by county and shows newly surveyed land, lakes, rivers, railroads, towns, and military forts. Much of the counties in Nebraska and northwestern Iowa have no towns or settlements, and some have yet to be surveyed, which was a dangerous job at the time. Important towns found within the map include DuBuque, Iowa City, Cedar Falls, Des Moines, Sioux City, and Omaha City to name a few. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39418630668349,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/NA146-4a.jpg?v=1736980765"},{"product_id":"na147","title":"1862 Johnson's Missouri and Kansas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original antique map of Missouri and Kansas, published by Johnson out of New York in 1862. The map is color coded by county and shows railroads, wagon roads, rivers, canals, forts, large towns, and villages of the mid-19th century. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImportant towns that can be found within the map include St. louis, Independence, Kansas City, and Lawrence to name a few.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is surrounded by three decorative vignettes illustrating a fire on the prairie, Santa Fe from the Great Missouri Trail, and a scene of natives spear fishing along a river edge. Counties and surveyed lands only extend so far into Kansas the rest of which is lacking cartographic detail save for the proposed route of the Pacific Railroad, and the legendary Santa Fe Trail. 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The map is color coded by county with towns, rivers, lakes, wagon roads, canals and railroads noted throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map pays special attention to the Illinois and Michigan Canal (I \u0026amp; M Canal), which played a vital role in the transport of goods and raw materials to the western frontier, and made Chicago a vital junction between the Mississippi River and the eastern states. Additionally, much of the bordering states of Iowa, Missouri, and Indiana are also shown in detail. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39418699415613,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/na141-2a.jpg?v=1736980758"},{"product_id":"na141-5","title":"1872 Map of the Western States","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an authentic, antique map of the \"Western States,\" by Warner \u0026amp; Beers, which includes the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri. The map was published out of Chicago in 1872.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map is color coded by county and delineates a sprawling network of railroad lines. Some of the counties in northern Wisconsin have yet to be divided further. The map also includes parts of Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Kansas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39418705575997,"sku":"na141-2","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/na141-5a.jpg?v=1736980755"},{"product_id":"12038","title":"1755 Partie de l'Amerique Septentrionale, qui comprend le Cours de l'Ohio...","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePartie de l'Amerique Septentrionale, qui comprend le Cours de l'Ohio, la Nlle. 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The Cherokee Nation is well represented throughout Carolina as are the Ohio, Seneca, Iroquois, and Mohawks in the North among other tribes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy\u003c\/strong\u003e operated their map business as father and son and were descendants of Nicolas Sanson by way of Sanson's grandson, Pierre Moulard-Sanson. 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Throughout the map, many forts are located, some of which were established by the French long ago, and others more recently established by the English and Americans. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdditionally, many \"houses,\" which acted as frontier outposts for fur trappers and explorers such as \"Fredrick,\" \"Brunswick,\" \"Osnaburgh,\" and \"Chatham,\" are scattered about the map.\u003c\/span\u003e Of course, all of these settlements are surrounded by the many indigenous Native American tribes that once flourished throughout the region. Descriptive notations such as “Chippeway Hunting Grounds,” “Immense Forests,” “This creek is the boundary of the Six Indian Nation,” and “Crooked Land Cliffs in the crevices of which a quantity of arrows are stuck,” only add to the idea of the region being a wild and unknown wilderness from the white settlers that had interest of expansion and commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fur Trade: Hudson’s Bay Company vs. The Northwest Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe last thing one must consider when looking at any map is the significance of the time period to the area shown. While there are many interesting historical events happening around this time, one that cannot be overlooked is the increasingly hostile competition between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the Northwest Company. Both companies were invested in the most lucrative business in North America of the time; the fur trade. While the HBC had long been established, they primarily stayed close to the shores of the Hudson Bay and traded for furs brought to them by native peoples. The Northwest Company was based in Montreal and elected to travel and establish settlements well into the unknown interior in order to catch their own furs as well as trade with the natives much closer to their home. The approximate locations of one such settlement is given in present-day northern Wisconsin, in the heart of Chippeway Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncreasing competition over the fur trade would bring about the Pemmican War, which was a series of armed confrontations between the two companies that sometimes pitted native tribes against one another should they have chosen sides. One such confrontation was the Battle of Seven Oaks that took place on 19 June 1816, in which the Métis people fought for the North West Company and as a result of their excellent sharp shooting killed 21 men of the Hudson’s Bay Company. The Pemmican War would ultimately come to an end in 1821, when the two companies were forcibly merged by intervention of the British government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This map is in very fine condition with original color and full margins on all sides. 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Produced in 1948, Blondel la Rougery’s map is a wonderful example of pictorial cartography. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mississippi River runs down the central axis of the map, showing states that were also part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, such as Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa. On the borders of the print are vignettes of historical scenes and figures. In the upper right corner is Cavelier de La Salle at the Palace of Versailles. La Salle was a French explorer and colonizer known for his exploration of the Mississippi Delta. Also shown are the harvesting of sugar cane, the selling of cotton, alligators, and a steam ship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe map is in full color with beautiful detail and finely produced illustrations. 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The map was published in Paris by Adrienne Hubert Brue who was know for his remarkable attention to detail and information found in his maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present work features the United States from the eastern seaboard to the high plains just east of the Rocky Mountains. At this time, the United States was \"settled\" as far west as the Mississippi with Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana being the most western states. Chicago would be officially incorporated as a city just one year later in 1837, Wisconsin and Minnesota have yet to be established as territories and are still part of the Northwest Territory, and the land that makes up Iowa and the Dakotas is recognized as Indian Territory belonging to the Sioux Nation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eState of Affairs in the South with Regards to the Indian Removal Act\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the south, one can find ancestral lands of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee (civilized) outlined in orange, within the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. These same tribal names as well as several others can be found just west of the Mississippi in what would later become Indian Territory and eventually Kansas and Oklahoma. This is due to the timing of the publication of Brue's map coinciding with the early years of the Indian Removal Act, spearheaded by President Andrew Jackson in which tens of thousands of Native Americans were forcibly relocated west of the Mississippi. Thousands lost their lives along the journey and all lost their way of life upon their arrival. This event which lasted nearly two decades is most famously remembered as the \"Trail of Tears.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOregon Territory at the Dawn of Westward Emigration \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking further to the west (or in the lower right corner) we come upon the Pacific Northwest or the Oregon Territory. The information provided in Brue's map on the interior of this country is largely derived from the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-05. Upon close examination one will find camps established by the Northwest Company, the names of several indigenous tribes, the location of the mountain pass used by the expedition between the Columbia and Missouri rivers, and some recognizable landmarks such as Mt. Saint Helens and Mt. Olympus. Prior to the discovery of gold in California, this fertile region with friendly natives and more land than anyone would ever need was the treasure sought by over 200,000 settlers who traversed the Oregon Trail with the first migrant train of wagons leaving Independence Missouri in 1836. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eInset Maps and Descriptive Text\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional inset maps include the environs of Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Trenton, Newfoundland, and the southern half of the Florida territory which had been claimed from Spain in 1819. Throughout this map, one will find several paragraphs of descriptive text in French that detail ongoing treaties (and disputes), topography of the land and seasonal changes, the current state of the Hudson Bay Company, and many other interesting topic pertinent to the region in the 1830s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map is in A condition with exceptional old color over a sharp steal plate engraving on sturdy paper. Margins are full on all sides and do not contain any significant tears or holes. Some acid burn from prior matting is apparent around the map image. 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Finally, a map of the West Indies, the western and eastern hemisphere conclude the cartographic contents of the atlas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40200963686461,"sku":"12260","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/20220831_153201.jpg?v=1736980375"},{"product_id":"12311","title":"1874 The City of Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSketched and Drawn by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parsons \u0026amp; Atwater\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA striking example of the first issue bird's-eye-view print of the City of Chicago, originally sketched and drawn on stone by Parsons and Atwater and published by Currier and Ives. The work was later reprinted in 1892 by Currier and Ives in far greater numbers for the Columbian Exposition World's Fair in Chicago. This 1st edition lithograph print is rare to the market and OCLC notes just four other institutional examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking down on Chicago and out to an horizon of farms that would be known in the following century as Chicagoland, this fine print offers a vivid aerial perspective of Chicago as it was just 3 years after the Great Chicago Fire. Rebuilt on the ashes of old Chicago, the city has expanded along with its working class population and has established itself as an artery of a growing nation with regards to the massive amount of raw materials and manufactured goods making their way from the east to the Western Frontier via the canal and river systems or the rapidly growing railway. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe population of Chicago during the mid-1870s was right around 400,000, up by nearly 370,000 inhabitants 24 years earlier according to the 1850 census. This massive influx of people came as a result of the opportunity for work the city provided. This bird's-eye-view shows a city with packed with housing built around an efficient industrial network. Factories are lined along the banks of the canals that are bustling with marine traffic, fed by an active lakefront with tall ships and steamers of a wide variety. The city itself looks alive with moving trains, horse drawn carriages and people moving about the lake front, city streets, and swing bridges that were continually being built over the rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImportant buildings a places throughout Chicago illustrated with remarkable detail and are identified below. From right to left we note many of the places, including the Union Stock Years, Brighton Trotting Park, McCormick Reaper Works, Chicago Mallable Iron Works, the Michigan Southern, Chicago Rock Island \u0026amp; Pacific railroad depot, the Palmar House, Tribune Building, Douglas Park, St. James Church, Water Works (the Chicago Water Tower, Washington Square, and Lincoln Park. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith such painstaking attention to detail this rare and exceptional work brings to life the city of Chicago, an American city with a history unlike any other in the midst of what had been a half century transformation from a sleepy frontier settlement along a marshy lakefront to an industrial and economic powerhouse that would be known worldwide. This rare lithograph is a standout piece in any Chicago collection, home or office and will no doubt continue to draw eyes and appreciation for years to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAuction Results of Comparable Pieces\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe City of New York by: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParsons \u0026amp; Atwater, 1876 : $12,000 Hammer in \u003c\/span\u003eSwann Auction - June 23, 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe City of St. Louis by Parsons \u0026amp; Atwater, 1874 : $10,000 Hammer in Leslie Hindman Auction - November 12, 2018 \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40331256332349,"sku":"12311","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/12311a.jpg?v=1736980274"},{"product_id":"12312","title":"1928 Corner of State and Washington Streets Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vibrant example of one of Raol Varin's iconic aquatint street scenes in the city of Chicago, this one presenting the corner of State Street and Washington Street looking north on State in the year 1865. 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The region depicted would forever be known as the Gateway to the Western Frontier, with scores of emigrants, prospectors, and traders traversing the many historic trails that began along the Missouri River, including the Santa Fe and Oregon Trail. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map shows early counties, settlements, forts, iron and quartz mines, rivers, lakes, wagon roads, and physical topography. Small circles give populations of each state. A notation running from bottom to the top of the western portion of the map reads in French \"Limite occidentale de la pierre arquilleuse et des couches de charbon se joignust aux ments Ozarks,\" which translates to \"Western boundary of argillaceous stone and coal seams joins Ozarks.\" Stepping back, one can't help but notice the focus Vandermaelen made to the geologic makeup and mining opportunities of the region. Natives of the region trading quartz and other minerals had been documented since the time of the Spanish Conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado  ventured into the region in search of the fabled Golden city of Quivira.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVandermaelen's \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtlas Universal\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e of which this map was published, was one of the most remarkable world atlases ever produced. 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Inside we are provided with dozens of images of the many sites, attractions, and recreational opportunities in and around Chicago. In the center of this brochure is an exceptional fold out, quadruple page, bird's eye view of Chicago looking southwest upon the central financial district (a.k.a. the Loop) with the Chicago river to the north and the Field Museum to the south.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This antique travel brochure is in A condition with bumped corners and some light wear along the spine. 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The map was published by the Du Bois Press out of Rochester, New York in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom West 59th Street to East 40th Street, Suchy presents the city of Cleveland Ohio in a very pleasing style, with subtle orange and yellow colors, bordered by the blue Lake Erie to the north. Important places and monuments are represented throughout by pictorial vignettes as well as a numbered legend that can be found in the lower right corner of the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the top right, an open book tells the story of General Moses Cleveland, who founded the city during a surveying expedition in 1796.  The opposite corner features a wind-head, compass rose, and several ships and lighthouses representative of the Great Lakes during the 1920s. Places of interest that are rendered pictorially include the City Zoo at Brookside Park, the Cleveland Airport, Westside Marketplace, Cleveland Museum of Art, Euclid Beach Park, and the Circus Grounds, to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur B. Suchy \u003c\/strong\u003e(1899-1995) was a graphic illustrator and pictorial map maker that was very active from 1920 - 1940. Born a son of Cleveland Ohio, he made several accurate map representing the City, State of Ohio, as well as a map of Colgate College, where he was once a student. Other works include his pictorial map of Miami and Cayo Hues - Key West. 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He was an \"ethical vegetarian,\" with a distinct love for nature and history. This passions of his is clearly rendered in his map of Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA self-portrait of the artist appears at lower left, with him sitting on a soap box sketching what one can assume is this map. Further down in the same corner are steps one can take if they care about wildlife conservation and helping to prevent further habitat destruction.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40569217515581,"sku":"12488","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/12488a.jpg?v=1736980114"},{"product_id":"12518","title":"1933 Chicago World's Fair Picture Puzzle","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original bird's eye view jig saw puzzle of Chicago and the Century of Progress World's Fair of 1933. This jig saw puzzle was produced as a promotional item for future fair attendees and still contains all pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exceptional view features the Gondola over Burnham Harbor, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHall of Science, Transportation Building, Soldier's Field, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMuseum Campus, Grant Park with the Buckingham Fountain and several iconic buildings of Chicago's early skyline. It was this view from Lake Michigan that Chicago\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewanted the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworld to think of as a shining\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexample of \"a century of progress.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40591347482685,"sku":"12518","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/20230425_083542.jpg?v=1736980079"},{"product_id":"12630","title":"1892 Columbian Exposition Hand Fan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a striking promotional hand fan featuring a bird's-eye-view of the Columbian Exposition in the year prior to its opening in Chicago on \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMay 1, 1893\u003c\/span\u003e. The fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fan looks down on the \"White City,\" with the Court of Honor receiving its full attention. The Machinery Building, Agricultural Building, Manufacturer's and Liberal Arts Building, Electricity Building, Mines Building, Transportation Building, and Horticultural Building are all prominently detailed as is the Wooded Island. The fairgrounds, was astonishingly constructed in a little over two years under the direction of America's most noted architects and designers. The famed Ferris wheel does not appear in this view as it was not completed until the 11th hour of the project. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile promotional hand fans such as this were produced in large number, very few have survived the test of time. This example boasts bright colors and has been restored to its near-original state.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40776735129661,"sku":"12630","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/files\/PXL-20231004_200555414_2.jpg?v=1736979936"},{"product_id":"12654","title":"1840 The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGuide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin \u0026amp; Iowa Showing the township lines of the United States Surveys, Location of Cities, Towns, Villages, Post Hamlets, Canals, Rail and Stage Roads.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a well preserved mid-19th century traveler's map of the United States, still attached to its original book titled \"The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide.\" The map and book offer a wealth up up-to-date information on what was once the Northwest Territory and at the time of publication was transforming into the American Midwest. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map presents the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri, with Wisconsin and an oversized Iowa depicted as territories that have yet to be surveyed and settled by Anglo-Americans. Michigan too is only half surveyed with the majority of its population residing south of the 44th parallel. While many counties are surveyed and mapped, several are absent of any town or village and may have only had a handful of settlers if any.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWisconsin Territory\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Wisconsin, large potions of land are distinguished under the Chippewa and Menomonie while another section is labeled \u003cem\u003eCarvers Tract\u003c\/em\u003e, which refers to a 10,000 square mile land claim in the upper Mississippi valley that in 1823 was deemed illegitimate by congress, yet still appeared in maps such as this some twenty years later. 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Ohio, the only state show on this map at the time of its publication exhibits a sparse population distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe majority of settlements in the Northwest Territory during the early 19th century were concentrated along waterways due to the limited presence of stagecoach roads and complete absence of railroad infrastructure. 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