Library Guides: Chicago Studies: Maps & GIS

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Univeristy of Chicago Library Map Collection
The Library's Map Collection houses maps of Chicago, atlases, and other cartographic information.

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Browse maps and generate data for Chicago.
Social Explorer is a detailed reference tool for current and historical Census data from 1790 to the present. Data may be generated by browsing maps or building reports.

Explore Chicago Collections
Portal for searching Chicago-area collections relating to the city and surrounding suburbs. Includes records for archival collections, images, and more.

Sanborn Geography, 1867-1970 : Illinois This link opens in a new window
The Library subscribes to Illinois Sanborn maps.
Produced as aids for insurance companies, these are large-scale plans containing data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures.
The Library subscription only includes Illinois

Chicago in the 1890s
Sheet maps of Chicago in the 1890s that are held at the University of Chicago Library's Map Collection.
Chicago, 1900-1914
Sheet maps of Chicago from the years between 1900 and the onset of World War I that are held at the University of Chicago Library's Map Collection.
Social Scientists Map Chicago
This Web site provides links to a few of the social science maps of Chicago that are held as separate pieces by the University of Chicago Library's Map Collection.

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