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Description

Rare map of Chicago, focusing on the parts of the town which were affected by the Great Fire of October 10, 1871.

The map shows in fine detail (in red) the areas affected by the fire.

The map identifies streets, buildings, railroads, parks, and public places.

The shading for the fire does not include the Malin Ogden Wooden House at Whitney and Dearborn. The Mahlon D. Ogden mansion, on the site that has been occupied since the early 1890s by the Newberry Library (the north side of Walton Street, between Dearborn and Clark), was saved from destruction by a combination of luck and the timely application of soaked carpets to the building's exterior in order to protect it from flying sparks and large pieces of flaming wood that whirled through the air and spread the fire.

Rarity

OCLC locates 3 copies, Library of Congress, University of Michigan, and Wisconsin Historical Society.

Condition Description
Fold splits repaired on verso. Archivally backed with thin tissue.