Caption

View of Chicago from above with a view over Lake Michigan/ Lake Park, depicting the appearance of the city in front of the devastating Great Fire of October 1871, authentic, digitally restored reproduction in high resolution from a 19th-century model, exact date of presentation unknown, American history, historical

Date

Aug 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26I26_047

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

56.3Mb (18.8Mb) / 18.0in x 12.1in / 5406 x 3643 (300dpi)

Keywords

View from above no people black old-fashioned obsolete date city urban history drawing accurate problem look fire flame gardens lake North America USA America classic illustration depiction American digital antiquity historic old town big burn state view restored contemporary nostalgia drawn retro high US-American authentic woodcut restoration former nostalgic exterior view vintage city view sketch looking down doomsday printing method Illinois Chicago replication Downtown View over the city 19th century Historic illustration Historic quarter Wood engraving devastating October high-angle view deserted oldfashioned outdated town urban environment precise appearance park See United States of America classical representation ancient times historical historic center large lighted overlook Retro style tall real xylograph reconstruction exterior city portrait view down apocalypse midtown View over the town nineteenth century Historical illustration Historic district top down view nobody old fashioned antiquated municipal exact United States historic centre great facing realistic woodprint outdoor shot townscape End of the world reproduction city center view on the city 1900s outmoded out of date US-America historic city center view into genuine exterior photograph cityscape replica city centre view of the town historic city centre view over outdoor photo view of the city copy town center historic old town town view Town centre historical old town Overlook city scape Inner city old city overview Inner town old district Old town area elevated view dates cities drawings problems looks fires flames lakes illustrations depictions digitally Altertum old towns burning states view of View of woodcuts restorations formerly exterior views printing methods 19th-century Historic illustrations Historic quarters high-angle shot parks classically historically outlook reconstructions city portraits Historical illustrations Historic districts outdoor shots townscapes bird's eye view exterior photographs cityscapes replicas outdoor photos old historic town Overlooking city scapes overviews from above overhead no one on black Lake depicting historical image history image history images Altstadt burns blazing restoration work vintage-styled Urban view top view top views Top angle representing historic part top down in the centre of birds eyes view Bird eye view bird view bird perspective