The Old Print Shop

Illinois.

  • ARTIST: J. H. Colton

  • PUBLISHER: Published by J. H Colton & Company New York.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving handcolored,

    DATE: 1855

  • EDITION SIZE: 14 1/16 x 11 1/4" (357 x 286 mm) plus decorative border and margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: The inset at the lower left shows the "Vicinity of Chicago". Chicago expanded rapidly after completion of Illinois and Michigan Canal in 1848, connecting the city with the Mississippi; and its connection with railroads from the east in 1853. From Colton's "Atlas of the World".

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Original handcoloring.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps