Chicago harbor & bar, Illinois : from survey made between the 17th of August & the 2nd of September 1858

"Referred to in the bond of the Chicago Dock and Canal Company, to the United States, and the articles of agreement thereto attached, dated November 11th, 1858."
Includes notes on triangulation from specific points in Chicago and endorsements of Mahlon D. Ogden and Franklin Hartwing, president and secretary, respectively, of the Chicago Dock and Canal Company.
Bounded by Pearson Street, Monroe Street, Franklin Street, and Lake Michigan.
At head of title: Map G. No. 58.
In top right corner: Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 2. 1st Sess. 36th Cong.
Bounded by Pearson Street, Monroe Street, Franklin Street, and Lake Michigan.
Shows extension of shorelines between 1834 and 1858.
Scale [1:2,470] not "200 ft. to one inch or 1:2,000."
Depths shown by soundings in feet.
Issued in: U.S. 36th Congress, 1st Session, 1859-1860. Senate Executive Document 2 (Serial Set 1026).
Exhibited at the Newberry Library as part of Mapping Manifest Destiny : Chicago and the American West (November 3, 2007-February 16, 2008).
Forms part of the Chicago Region Map Collection (Newberry Library).

Contained In:

Detached from: Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate), 36th Congress, 1st session, no. 2 (Serial Set 1026).

Original Collection:

Chicago Region Map Collection (Newberry Library)

Referenced In:

Koepp, U.S. Serial Set index ... maps, 1026 (36-1) S.exdoc 2, map 11, Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, no. 4-0792, Cf. Holland, Chicago in maps 1612-2002, p. 108-109

Citation

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, "Chicago Harbor & Bar, Illinois : From Survey Made Between the 17th of August & the 2nd of September 1858" (New York: Lith. of J. Bien, 1858), detached from U.S. Serial Set 1026, 36th Congress, 1st session, Senate executive document 2. Map6F G4104.C6:2C5 1858 .U5

Newberry Call Number:

map6F G4104.C6:2C5 1858 .U5

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Geographic Area Covered:

Illinois--Chicago, Illinois--Chicago River

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Digital reproduction of: 1 map ; 78 x 102 cm.

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