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Bird’s Eye View of World’s Columbian Exposition
DateDimensionsAccession_numberMaterials
1898H: 20 7/8" W: 25 5/8"851Paper and ink
Marked near bottom center: "Bird's-eye view of World's Colombian Exposition, Chicago 1893". Large aerial view with 133 buildings list and numbered at the World's Colombian Exposition, Chicago 1893. Water areas are colored blue. The rest is black ink on cream colored paper. Lower right corner is marked: "Copyright, 1898, By Rand, McNally & Co."
Bird’s Eye View of World’s Columbian Exposition
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