Detail of Coronelli’s map of Nouvelle France, 1688.
This was the first time Chicago appeared on a map as a place name.
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Detail of Coronelli’s map of Nouvelle France, 1688.

This was the first time Chicago appeared on a map as a place name.

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    We’ve been on the map ever since :)
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