![]() The lower portion of the border features three panels that offer the early history of Chicago, including the arrival of Louis Joliet and Father Marquette in 1673, the orders to build Fort Dearborn in 1804, and the uprising of local natives in 1812 that lead to the massacre on August 15th when 50 soldiers fought helplessly against 500 native warriors. The descriptive title cartouche can be found in the lower left portion of the map with a white settler and Native American standing, facing each other on either side. A total of eleven views and scenes fill what would be empty space with imagery of what one would see if they were walking about the town in the early decades of the 19th century. ![]() The river is shown in its most natural state, save for the direct channel to Lake Michigan cut by soldiers in 1833. Wolcott, and of course the 2nf Fort Dearborn to name a few. Some of the city's earliest schools, churches, and establishments are noted including Sam Miller's Public House, Hubbard's Warehouse, the Sauganash Tavern, Wolfe Tavern, Dr. The map offers a window into the early days of Chicago with just twenty blocks laid just south of the main branch of the Chicago River. We are aware of just four other examples of this work, three of which reside in the Chicago Historical Society and one uncolored example held by Pennsylvania State University Libraries. This map is #37 in a limited run of 100 copies that were made for the Century of Progress World's Fair. ![]() Dimensions: 29.5 x 40 inches (75 x 101.5 cm)Ī fine example of the rare first state of Walter Conley's "Map of Chicago about 1832," which was created to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the incorporation of Chicago as a town with a population of roughly 350 residents on August 5, 1833. ![]()
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