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Rascher's map of the Chicago packing houses and Union Stock Yards / |c surveyed and published by the Rascher Map Publishing Co.

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Title
Rascher's map of the Chicago packing houses and Union Stock Yards / |c surveyed and published by the Rascher Map Publishing Co.
Creator
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company  
Coverage-Spatial
Chicago (Ill.)  
Genre
Fire insurance maps  
Subject
Union Stock Yard & Chicago Transit Company  
Publisher
Sanborn Map & Publishing Co.  
Date of Publication
1888  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)
Scale
1:720. Scale 60 feet to 1 in.  
Language
English
Notes
  • Symbol key on sheet 5.
  • Rascher's birds eye view of the Chicago packing houses & Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill.--plate 2-3. Birds eye view oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • Index to company facilities and special hazards on sheet 1.
  • Copyrighted 1890 by Chas. Rascher.
  • Organized as single, double, and triple page plates.
  • Most plates include map or plan with birds eye view of buildings.
  • Fire insurance map hand colored to show building construction and available water facilities.
Extent
40 pages on 17 plates : hand colored
Dimensions
sheets 72 x 53 cm and 72 x 105 cm or 72 x 154 cm folded to 72 x 53 cm
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
In the public domain.
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99400637512205899
Collection Title
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Collection
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
TitleRascher's map of the Chicago packing houses and Union Stock Yards / |c surveyed and published by the Rascher Map Publishing Co.
CreatorRascher Insurance Map Publishing Company  
Coverage-SpatialChicago (Ill.)  
GenreFire insurance maps  
SubjectUnion Stock Yard & Chicago Transit Company  
PublisherSanborn Map & Publishing Co.  
Date of Publication1888  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)
Scale1:720. Scale 60 feet to 1 in.  
LanguageEnglish
Notes
  • Symbol key on sheet 5.
  • Rascher's birds eye view of the Chicago packing houses & Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill.--plate 2-3. Birds eye view oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • Index to company facilities and special hazards on sheet 1.
  • Copyrighted 1890 by Chas. Rascher.
  • Organized as single, double, and triple page plates.
  • Most plates include map or plan with birds eye view of buildings.
  • Fire insurance map hand colored to show building construction and available water facilities.
Extent40 pages on 17 plates : hand colored
Dimensionssheets 72 x 53 cm and 72 x 105 cm or 72 x 154 cm folded to 72 x 53 cm
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionIn the public domain.
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99400637512205899
Collection TitleSanborn Fire Insurance Maps
CollectionSanborn Fire Insurance Maps

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