ILL., CHICAGO Sheet 1 -- European Cities while the busts of important

while the busts of important politicians loom above

A beautiful map of Japan from a mid-19th century indigenous cartographer

a little larger and thorough as to what they showed

Johnson's Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana

With detail down to township boundaries

ILL., CHICAGO Sheet 1 -- European Cities while the busts of importantChicago, Illinois. The twenties were a time that was defining for many cities, as growth and new industry had began to take root set a new character. This set of maps by Nirenstein took a serious and detailed look at the cores of major towns across the continent, and captured an interesting glimpse of pre depression cities. Showing block by block the building footprints, as well as the business or entities present gives a fascinating historical view.