Chicago

Explore historic maps and views of Chicago, from Bellin and Zatta’s eighteenth-century Great Lakes sheets to SDUK, Letts, Co...

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Explore historic maps and views of Chicago, from Bellin and Zatta’s eighteenth-century Great Lakes sheets to SDUK, Letts, Colton, Bartholomew, Baedeker, Cram and Rand McNally city plans. The collection covers the Loop, South Side, parks, streets, railways and environs, alongside William T. Stead’s Levee District map and striking views and plans of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.

Explore historic maps and views of Chicago, from Bellin and Zatta’s eighteenth-century Great Lakes sheets to SDUK, Letts, Colton, Bartholomew, Baedeker, Cram and Rand McNally city plans. The collection covers the Loop, South Side, parks, streets, railways and environs, alongside William T. Stead’s Levee District map and striking views and plans of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.