{"product_id":"old-map-of-chicago-by-bartholomew-1909-lake-michigan-govt-pier-hyde-pk-jackson-pk-evanston","title":"Old Map of Chicago by Bartholomew, 1909: Lake Michigan, Govt Pier, Hyde Pk, Jackson Pk, Evanston","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnvirons of Chicago, Illinois presents a crisply observed portrait of the metropolis and its lakeshore hinterland at a defining 1909 moment. Along the wide arc of Lake Michigan, the city’s shoreline is rendered with Bartholomew’s trademark clarity, anchoring the viewer at the water’s edge and guiding the eye inland through an orderly yet dynamic urban fabric. Government Pier marks the engineered threshold between lake and city, emblematic of the era’s harbor ambitions. To the north, the map carries the gaze through South and North Evanston, signaling the reach of Chicago’s suburban orbit; to the south and south‑east, it gathers Hyde Park and Jackson Park into view, revealing a city composed of distinctive districts knit together by grand arterials and a maturing park-and-boulevard vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBartholomew’s composition excels as a city map because it makes the street system itself the protagonist. The famed grid appears as a rational scaffold—Western, Ashland, Kedzie, Cicero, and Harlem Avenues marching north–south—while a set of diagonals lends historical memory and movement to the plan. Milwaukee, Lincoln, Elston, and Ogden Avenues slice across right angles, their oblique courses hinting at older trails and overland routes. East–west spines—Madison and West Madison, Roosevelt, 18th and 22nd, 31st and 47th, Addison and Bryn Mawr—organize neighborhoods into legible strata. Michigan Avenue and State Street, the city’s emblematic commercial axes, stand out as urban theaters, while Clark, Racine, Cottage Grove, Pulaski, and Grand Avenue stitch together residential, industrial, and mercantile zones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeighborhood character emerges vividly. Hyde Park and Jackson Park form a cultured lakefront duo: Jackson Park, still resonant with the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, opens as a green amphitheater to the lake, with Hyde Park’s intellectual milieu set just inland. Government Pier, projecting at the river mouth, testifies to federal harbor works and the deepening exchange between inland markets and Great Lakes shipping. Farther north, South Evanston and North Evanston register as coherent communities, urban yet verdant along the shore. Along Cottage Grove Avenue and the numbered streets on the South Side, the map captures corridors of growth and civic investment, while Douglas Boulevard on the West Side gestures toward the city’s celebrated park-and-boulevard system and the consolidation of residential districts around generous public space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map’s authority rests on John Bartholomew’s consummate craft. Issued by John Bartholomew \u0026amp; Co., Edinburgh, for the Handy Reference Atlas of the World—edited by J. G. Bartholomew and published by John Walker \u0026amp; Co., London—it exemplifies the firm’s synthesis of aesthetics and analytics. Distinctive color blocks heighten legibility without crowding the page; typography is tuned to hierarchy, allowing major avenues to read instantly while secondary streets remain crisp. The lake’s cool tone acts as a compositional anchor, against which the warm urban palette breathes. This cosmopolitan production places Chicago on a global stage: a Scottish cartographer distilling an American city’s infrastructure with the even-handed precision that made Bartholomew atlases indispensable to travelers, scholars, and planners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, the sheet is a snapshot taken on the threshold of modern planning. Published the same year as the Plan of Chicago, it fixes the city just before Burnham’s civic vision began reshaping boulevards, parks, and the monumental lakefront. As a city map it is notable for how clearly it registers Chicago’s organizing logic—State Street and Madison Street as cardinal axes, the audacious grid reaching to the limits, and diagonals like Ogden and Milwaukee encoding earlier mobility systems. It charts suburban consolidation up the shore to Evanston and marks maritime modernization at Government Pier, while east–west arteries such as Madison, Roosevelt, and 31st demonstrate how commerce and neighborhoods braided together. The result is a lucid, time-true portrait of a city poised for transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArcher Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAshland Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBryn Mawr Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClark Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCottage Grove Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamen Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouglas Boulevard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElston Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrand Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarlem Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKedzie Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLincoln Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadison Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichigan Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilwaukee Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOgden Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Town Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePulaski Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRacine Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoosevelt Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eState Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWestern Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest Madison Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18th Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22nd Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e31st Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e47th Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Michigan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious neighborhoods and districts of Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernment Pier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackson Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHyde Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Evanston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Evanston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate created: 1909\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/publisher: Created by John Bartholomew; issued by John Bartholomew \u0026amp; Co., Edinburgh, for the Handy Reference Atlas of the World (edited by J. G. Bartholomew) and published by John Walker \u0026amp; Co., London.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker context: John Bartholomew was known for detailed, informative, and aesthetically pleasing maps with clear labeling and distinctive color schemes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopics and themes: Illustrates early 20th-century urban planning and infrastructure, highlighting roadways, notable landmarks, and districts in the Chicago area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign\/style: Characteristic, readable Bartholomew style with an antique-appropriate color palette that enhances legibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: Visual documentation of Chicago’s urban landscape during a period of significant growth and development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 90in (230cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis map is taller than most, which would make it a perfect statement piece in a panelled room, on a gallery wall, or perhaps alongside another tall piece of art or furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57988072309120,"sku":"UM00275612A","price":74.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57988072341888,"sku":"UM00275613A","price":198.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57988072374656,"sku":"UM00275614A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14x24in (36x60cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57988072407424,"sku":"UM00275615A","price":138.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14x24in (36x60cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57988072440192,"sku":"UM00275616A","price":301.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14x24in (36x60cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57988072472960,"sku":"UM00275617A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36in (60x90cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57988072505728,"sku":"UM00275618A","price":166.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36in (60x90cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57988072538496,"sku":"UM00275619A","price":451.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36in (60x90cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57988072571264,"sku":"UM00275620A","price":508.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28x45in (70x114cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57988072604032,"sku":"UM00275621A","price":217.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28x45in (70x114cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57988072636800,"sku":"UM00275622A","price":884.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28x45in (70x114cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57988072669568,"sku":"UM00275623A","price":884.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"31x50in (79x127cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57988072702336,"sku":"UM00275624A","price":395.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"31x50in (79x127cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57988072735104,"sku":"UM00275625A","price":1645.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"31x50in (79x127cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57988072767872,"sku":"UM00275626A","price":1419.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"33x60in (84x150cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57988072800640,"sku":"UM00275627A","price":527.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"33x60in (84x150cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57988072833408,"sku":"UM00275628A","price":2631.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"33x60in (84x150cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57988072866176,"sku":"UM00275629A","price":2443.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"44x70in (112x178cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57988072898944,"sku":"UM00275630A","price":865.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"44x70in (112x178cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57988072931712,"sku":"UM00275631A","price":3524.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"44x70in (112x178cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57988072964480,"sku":"UM00275632A","price":3289.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/0344\/8638\/files\/file_e834e8ea-02bb-4895-aa36-e4e52f3909b9.jpg?v=1777383410","url":"https:\/\/uniquemaps.ca\/fr\/products\/old-map-of-chicago-by-bartholomew-1909-lake-michigan-govt-pier-hyde-pk-jackson-pk-evanston","provider":"The Unique Maps Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}