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Plan for a Canal, Chicago's Lake to Missisippi River

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1850 RR map of Indiana showing Kankakee Swamp: Detailed map of Indiana in 1850 with railroads highlighted in red and canals in blue. Also shows common roads, towns, rivers, lakes and the Grand Kankakee Swamp, once the largest inland wetlands in th

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Excellent and clean map of Scotland, 1855: From the 1856 edition of J. H. Colton’s Atlas of the World. Lovely map of Scotland with full original hand coloring. Highly detailed with lakes (or lochs), towns, rivers, railroads, canals, road

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English Plan of the Forts Ontario & Oswego: Title: English Plan of the Forts Ontario & Oswego Date: c1865 Cartographer: GIBSON, J. (after) ? Description: "with parts of the River Onondago and Lake Ontario 1756. From Gentleman's Magazine 1757" S

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1875 h/c map of Florida in fine condition: Detailed map of Florida showing township surveys, forts, canals, swamps, counties, cities, roads, railroads, inland waters, etc. with inset Plan of Florida Keys. Shows Olustee in the north near Lake C

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WESTERN HEMISPHERE.Falls rivers mountains.No Mt: TITLE/CONTENT OF MAP: 'A comparative view of the principal waterfalls, islands, lakes, rivers and mountains in the Western Hemisphere' The Mississippi is indicated to be longer than the Amazon - neith

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Map of Waterfalls Mountains etc. of Western Hemisphere: Title/Content of Map: 'A comparative view of the principal waterfalls, islands, lakes, rivers and mountains in the Western Hemisphere' The Mississippi is indicated to be longer than the Amazon - neith

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RARE BUCHOLTZ-LUDWIG ANTEBELLUM POCKET MAP OF VIRGINIA: RARE BUCHOLTZ-LUDWIG ANTEBELLUM POCKET MAP OF VIRGINIA, hand-colored lithograph, Map of the State of Virginia Containing the Counties, Principal Towns, Railroads, Rivers, Canals & All Other Internal I

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1846 Huge Carrington Map of Scotland -- A Map of: Title: 1846 Huge Carrington Map of Scotland -- A Map of Scotland Divided into Counties Shewing The principal Roads, Railways, Rivers, Canals, Lochs, Mountains, Islands, &c. on a Scale of Five Miles to

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Plan for a Canal, Chicago's Lake to Missisippi River

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Title/Content of Map: 1890 US Corps of Engineers Plan for a Canal from Chicago's Lake Front to Missisippi River -- Map & Profile of the Proposed Routes for a Waterway Between Lake Michigan & Mississippi River...

Date Printed: 1890, Washington

Cartographer: W Marshall / US Corps of Engineers

Size: 89 x 28 in.

This is a monumental map by the US Corps of Engineers showing the details of the proposed way of linking Lake Michigan at Chicago with the Mississipi River. There are two map plans on this sheet. The plan on the left covers the area from Ashland Ave. to Polk Street and the other shows the area from today's Navy Pier to Ewing Street. A great Deal of detail is included -- streets, businesses, piers, lighthouse, railway yards, coal and brick yards, etc.

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