Caption

Detailed bird's-eye view of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago from 1893. The map was published by Knight, Leonard & Co., and shows the various buildings and grounds on the shores of Lake Michigan. The exhibition took place from May 1 to October 31, 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in America, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Date

Aug 09, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26I17_302

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

156.5Mb (52.2Mb) / 28.0in x 21.7in / 8403 x 6509 (300dpi)

Keywords

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