Map Of Chicago Showing The Burnt District. / G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.. ; Elmira Advertiser / 1871

Map Of Chicago Showing The Burnt District. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.. ; Elmira Advertiser, 1871

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Full Title: Supplement To The Elmira Advertiser. Map Of Chicago Showing The Burnt District. The City Of Chicago, Illinois. Published By G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York.

Author: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.. ; Elmira Advertiser

Date: 1871

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Author: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.. ; Elmira Advertiser

Date: 1871

Short Title: Map Of Chicago Showing The Burnt District.

Publisher: New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton

Type: Newspaper

Object Height cm: 39

Object Width cm: 24

Scale 1: 20,000

Note: This map of Chicago first appeared in Colton's General Atlas of 1870 on the same page with a map of St. Louis. Here it has been used as a separate newspaper insert to show the area burned in the fire of October, 1871. The portion of the title "Map Of Chicago Showing The Burnt District" is colored in red and overprinted on the map for dramatic effect, as is the area on the map that encompasses the burnt district. A scarce piece of ephemera.

State / Province: Illinois

City: Chicago (Ill.)

List No: 4797.000

Series No: 1

Published In: Supplement To The Elmira Advertiser. Map Of Chicago Showing The Burnt District. The City Of Chicago, Illinois. Published By G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York.

Publication Author: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. ; Elmira Advertiser

Publication Date: 1871

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 4797.000

Publication Type: Newspaper

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 39

Publication Width cm: 24

Image No: 4797000

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