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Auction 143, Lot 247

"Chicago", Gray, O. W.

Subject: Chicago, Illinois

Period: 1873 (circa)

Publication: Gray's General Atlas of the United States

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.8 x 14.5 inches
57.9 x 36.8 cm
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This detailed plan of Chicago was published shortly after the Great Fire. City wards are identified along with roads, railroads, canals and parks. A street index fills the bottom quarter of the sheet.

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Condition: A

There are a few faint spots near the centerfold, else fine.

Estimate: $80 - $100

Sold for: $75

Closed on 2/13/2013

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