Dublin Core
Title
Lake Chautauqua
Description
Birds-eye view maps were very popular during the last two decades of the 19th century. This high-end version almost certainly owes its existence to the popularity of the Chautauqua Institution, founded in 1874 and pictured in the lower left foreground. The costs of creating and printing such documents presupposed investment by local merchants, buyers willing to purchase them, or both. In this pre-air-conditioned era lake resorts like those on Lake Chautaqua were popular destinations; we see railways and steamboats conveying visitors from many points of origin.
Creator
Matthews, Northrup & Co.
Date
1885
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2003671709/>
Format
jpeg, 822 KB
jpeg, 4.6 MB
jpeg, 4.6 MB
Type
Still image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Bird's eye view