This bird's-eye view depicts the World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the World's Fair, that celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World. Constructed on the shores of Lake Michigan at Jackson Park, the event was housed in over 200 temporary buildings with several long canals meant to symbolize Columbus' treks across the globe. This view was taken prior to the fair opening in 1893, in the French publication L'Illustration. French text on verso.

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Condition: B+

Attractive color with a few tiny spots in the image at top. There are remnants of masking tape on verso confined to the blank margins, away from the image.