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J.B.F. Russell & Co.'s Map of the City of Chicago.... Chicago, 1854. 20½ x 15½. Original stencil color. Ragged left margin, fold separation, edge tear and one clean tear into map repaired. A few tiny ink
doodles (flowers and leaves?) in a blank area. Rare. SOLD
Litho by H. Acheson of Chicago. Russell & Co. was a real estate firm and auctioneer. The map
was also issued by other realtors active at the time. It extends from Fullerton south to Ridgely
Place [31st St.] and west from the Lake to the township line [Western Ave.]. The key locates public buildings. Population statistics show the city's growth from 4,479 in 1840 to 60,652 in 1853.
A sandy beach runs north from the river, narrowing from Ontario to Bishop (Division) Street.
Names in the 28th and 29th wards reflect the recent war with Mexico: Palo Alto, Monterey,
Buena Vista and Rio Grande. Chicago Mapmakers, p. 73 citing Checklist of Printed Maps of the
Middle West 4-0331; Byrd, Bibliography of Illinois Imprints 1814-1858 #2038.
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