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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1854	Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning	New York	Map of Illinois	$1,950	Picture

A lithographed map with hand colored wash.

Size: 18 inches X 22-1/2 inches

Map Type: Pocket

This is a supurb copy, with strong lines and very vivid colors.

Inset population table of towns; Inset map of Chicago. This very rare pocket map of Illinois was created just before the Civil War. As with most of the Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning maps, it is extremely colorful. It displays cities, rivers and railroads throughout the state. The inset map of Chicago is a detailed street map of the city.

References: American Maps and Mapmakers, p.257, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985; A List of Maps of America in the Library of Congress, p.329, (Wall map) Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1901;