by Deborah Goodman
This little map, modest and spare, shows the small expanse of my hometown, Urbana, Illinois, as it was in 1869. It was drawn by panoramic-map artist Albert Ruger, who helped develop this new form of cartography, producing maps of towns and cities in 22 states. Many of the street names in the Urbana birds-eye view remain the same today.
After the Art 