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Chicago: reproduction of a general layout, 1907

 Item — Box: Box A
Identifier: Coll-1167/A/6/15

Scope and Contents

Reproduction of general scheme for the layout of Chicago by Daniel H. Burnham, 1907. Text reads "'Example of an American city now so fully passing into the Imperial phase of development', on the French model." Coll-1167/A/6/15-23 were originally 8 items mounted on one composite sheet, displayed in four rows and mounted on white cartridge papers, and thereafter on stiff grey sugar paper. The sheet was previously very damaged, items since separated. Presumably illustrations were cut from an article on Town Planning. This item originally displayed on top row of composite sheet.

Dates

  • Creation: 1907

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Extent

1 plan ; Scale: 1/500; 22.3 x 17.8 cms; 25 x 22 cms

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Struck to white cartridge paper.

Previous reference

A1.62.1.A

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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