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Morton Arboretum Map
3.94831
color print on white paper
Reproduction
82 cm W x 28.5 cm H (Item)
1 in = 400 ft
1 sheet
Map
Undated copy of map created by May T. Watts in 1943.
Detailed map of Arboretum grounds, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, structures, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, some specific trees, and trails with markers numbered 1 - 42. Other features include a scale, a calendar, and a compass rose consisting of directions depicted with leaves. A highly ornamental border includes grid marks, as well as drawings of animal tracks and detailed drawings and labels of plants. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map.
Handwritten note in top-left corner of map: "This map must have been done in 1955 C.D." [Carol Doty]
Detailed map of Arboretum grounds, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, structures, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, some specific trees, and trails with markers numbered 1 - 42. Other features include a scale, a calendar, and a compass rose consisting of directions depicted with leaves. A highly ornamental border includes grid marks, as well as drawings of animal tracks and detailed drawings and labels of plants. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map.
Handwritten note in top-left corner of map: "This map must have been done in 1955 C.D." [Carol Doty]
Animal tracks
Leaves
Nature trails
Route 53
Arboretum Bodies of Water
Arboretum Buildings and Structures
Arboretum Collections
Arboretum Entrances and Exits
Arboretum Residential Housing
Arboretum Landmarks
Arboretum Parking
Arboretum Roads
Arboretum Trails/Walking Paths
Leaves
Nature trails
Route 53
Arboretum Bodies of Water
Arboretum Buildings and Structures
Arboretum Collections
Arboretum Entrances and Exits
Arboretum Residential Housing
Arboretum Landmarks
Arboretum Parking
Arboretum Roads
Arboretum Trails/Walking Paths
English
This object is either not yet digitized or not digitally available. To learn how to gain access, please contact the Sterling Morton Library at library@mortonarb.org or (630) 719-2429.
