Excerpt from 1845 Map of Illinois

Cook Du Page, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties – 1876

Cook County – 1861

Chicago City – 1876

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois – 1896

Views of the canal are on Images 1 and 2.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois – 1901

Views of the canal are on Images 1 and 31.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois – Vol. B – 1896

A view of the canal is on Image 1.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Vol. D – 1897

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2, 113, 115, 116 and 117.

Chicago, Image 1, Vol. B – 1909

Chicago, Image 1, Vol. H – 1911

Route of Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Kane County Map, Du Page County Map, Nearly All of Cook County Map – 1876

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lockport, Will County, Illinois – 1886

Views of the canal are on Images 1-4.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Joliet, Will County, Illinois – 1886

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 14 and 20.

Joliet, Peru, Freeport – 1876

Kendall County Map, Grundy County Map, South Part of Cook County Map, Lacon, Wilmington, Morris, Braidwood – 1876

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Morris, Grundy County, Illinois – 1889

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7.

Grundy County, Morris – 1894

Lasalle County Map – 1876

LaSalle, Galena, Ottawa, Jonesboro, Sparta – 1876

Ottawa – North – 1876

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois – 1891

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 3, 9, 13, 15 and 23.

La Salle, Meriden – 1876

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from La Salle, La Salle County, Illinois – 1888

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10.