COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Cram, George
Author:
Wood Brothers
Date:
1893
Short Title:
Chicago Water works building
Publisher:
George F. Cram & Co.
Publisher Location:
Chicago
Type:
View
Obj Height cm:
35
Obj Width cm:
28
Note:
4 uncolored engraved views of Waterworks buildings and Water Tower in Chicago.
City:
Chicago (Ill.)
Full Title:
Chicago Water works in 1854. (with) The Crib. (with) Present Water works Building. (with) The Water Tower. (to accompany) The Columbian World's Fair atlas ... Published for: Wood Brothers Cash Store ... Unadilla, New York.
List No:
1773.030
Page No:
55
Series No:
30
Engraver or Printer:
Columbian World's Fair Atlas Co.
Publication Author:
Cram, George
Publication Author:
Wood Brothers
Pub Date:
1893
Pub Title:
The Columbian World's Fair atlas : containing complete illustrations of the World's Fair grounds and buildings, general illustrations of the public buildings, parks, monuments, street scenes, etc. of Chicago, and maps of every state and territory of the United States and Canada, and general maps of the world. Published for: Wood Brothers Cash Store ... Unadilla, New York.
Pub Note:
This uncommon atlas was published to commemorate the 1893 World's Fair and Columbian Exposition in Chicago, also known as Chicago World's Fair. The scale and grandeur of the fair had a profound effect on architecture, the arts, Chicago's self image and American industrial optimism. This atlas, with maps in 194 pages, 35.5x30.5, by the Chicago map-maker George Cram, published for Woods Brother. It includes a plan of the Exposition grounds plus a complete section on the World's Fair. There are color maps, city plans, diagrams, beautiful engravings showing the Expo's buildings, local architecture, points of interest and well known monuments in the Chicago area. Several pages of amusing advertisements are located near the front and back of the atlas. Hardbound in brown cloth with embossed gilt title on front.
Pub List No:
1773.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
90
Pub Height cm:
36
Pub Width cm:
31
Image No:
1773030.jp2
Authors:
Cram, George; Wood Brothers
