Chicago Region Map Detail, 1831
Title
Chicago Region Map Detail, 1831
Creator
Description
Hand-drawn map detail taken from a Map of Indiana and Illinois published in Philadelphia, 1831 from the Newberry Library. Labeled areas include: Chicago River north branch, future site of Skokie, Lake Michigan, Chicago, Fort Dearborn, Des Plaines River, Indian Boundary Line (north), proposed canal, and Indian Boundary Line (south).
From Chapter 2, "The Chicago Region: Finley Map Detail, 1831," in Skokie: A Community History Using Old Maps by David Buisseret (Chicago Neighborhood History Project, and the Skokie Historical Society and the Newberry Library, 1985).
Date
1831
Publisher
Skokie Historical Society, Skokie, Illinois (original web version); Chicago Neighborhood History Project
Contributor
Finley, Anthony
Rights
No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Medium
historical maps
Source
Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Provenance
Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Spatial Coverage
Niles Center, Illinois; Skokie, Illinois
Temporal Coverage
Is Part Of
David Buisseret, Skokie, a Community History Using Old Maps
Citation
Buisseret, David, “Chicago Region Map Detail, 1831,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed May 8, 2024, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/3124.