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Blanchards map of Chicago

Description: No old shelf mark. MS note at the bottom states, "The Red lines show the streets where the Horse Railroads are completed. Within the pencil line is midling thickly settled." Chicago cemetery appears on maps from 1857, 1862 and 1863, but by 1868 it's gone. This coincides with the construction of the horse railroads, which began in 1858. Embossed floral design above O & H. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: [circa 1860]
Call number: ephMPILL0001
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Map of Anaheim

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Old shelf number: eph J4-10(3). This map shows the main ditch from the Santa Ana River constructed in the late 1870's and the route to Anaheim Landing, along with distances to various points. According to the Anaheim Historical Society, the Anaheim Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Orange County, was founded in 1866. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J4-10(3).

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Map of Oak Knoll in the City of Pasadena and the County of Los Angeles, Cal. / surveyed in 1906 by J. O. Marsh C.E

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Old shelf number: eph J5-17(3). An exclusive area even then, the Huntington-Sheraton-Four Seasons- Hotel is shown with it's original name, "The Wentworth." Building restrictions are listed. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-17(3).

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Map of Chicago : showing the parks, boulevards, and burnt district, accompanying Chicago and the great conflagration / by Colbert & Chamberlin

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No old shelf mark. Accompanying note says "Not in Phillips. Probably from E. Colbert, Chicago. 1872 (6033)." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles, chains. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Rand, McNally & Co.'s Map of Chicago. No. 3

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No old shelf mark. Includes cover from folded map for Goodrich Line steamers and Charles E. Rand, Real Estate and Mortgage Loans. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Rand, McNally & Co.'s new city limits map of Chicago. 1892.

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Map of California

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No old shelf mark. A small map showing the extent of the railroads in 1876, complete to Anaheim but not San Diego. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 25.

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Map of Chicago : showing site of World's Columbian Exposition and Hotel Epworth

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No old shelf mark. Hotel Epworth is billed as "A Home for Methodists." Members are entitled to lodging, two per room, $1.00 each per day. (Catholics need not apply.) Vignette: Hotel Epworth. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Blanchards map of Chicago

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