RARE 1871 CHICAGO SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT Map UNKNOWN EDITION

Description: INTERESTING AND UNKNOWN MAP OF CHICAGO SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICTDATE AT BOTTOM SHOWS 1855BASE MAP WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY J.H. COLTON IN 1870 OR 1871 WITH THE DATE AT BOTTOM BEING 1855THIS IS AN ODD AND VERY INTERESTING MAP THAT WAS INSERTED LOOSELY INTO AN 1874 ATLAS I RECENTLY PURCHASED. THE BASE MAP (MAP NOT INCLUDING THE RED LETTERS AT TOP AND BOTTOM) WAS PUBLISHED IN 1870 IN COLTON'S ATLAS. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE MAP WAS REPUBLISHED BY THE ELMIRA ADVERTISER AS A NEWSPAPER INSERT AND AGAIN BY THE METROPOLITAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND MAYBE OTHERS, THOUGH THE TEXT AND RED COLORING BEING SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE ORIGINAL COLTON MAP. THIS MAP ORIGINALLY HAD THE TITLE " MAP OF CHICAGO SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT", BUT THE WORDS "MAP OF " HAVE SINCE BEEN CROPPED OFF. BOTTOM AND SIDES OF MAP HAVE ALL BEEN CROPPED UP TO THE TEXT AND BORDER. THE ACTUAL MAKER OF THIS MAP IS UNKNOWN BUT IT IS AN ORIGINAL 1870'S MAP AS THE HAND-COLORING, AND LITHOGRAPHY ARE TRUE TO PERIOD. THERE IS AN EXAMPLE WITH THE FIRE INSURANCE AD IN YALE'S SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ANOTHER OF THE ELMIRA EDITION ON THE RUMSEY MAP COLLECTION WEBSITE.UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE FINDMEASURES 13.25 X 8.75 INCHES ENTIRE SHEETGOOD CONDITION, DISCOLORATION DUE TO AGE

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Location: Monroe, Georgia

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