File:1834 Map of Chicago by Hathaway.jpg

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The Congressional Land Ordinance of 1785 required land in western territories to be laid out in square parcels, which contributed to the rise of the grid system in the Midwest. This Chicago map was created during a real estate boom in the 1830s.
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English: 1834 map of Chicago with the school section, Wabansia and Kinzie's Additions
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Source Newberry Library
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Joshua Hathaway
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Date depicted
Map location Chicago
Bounding box
N: 41.8985235°N
W: 87.6499405°W E: 87.6181555°W
S: 41.8654941°N
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VAULT map Graff 1817

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