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New sectional map of the state of Illinois, : compiled from the United States surveys : also exhibiting the internal improvements, distances between towns, villages & post offices : the outlines of prairies, woodlands, marshes &c.

Title
New sectional map of the state of Illinois, : compiled from the United States surveys : also exhibiting the internal improvements, distances between towns, villages & post offices : the outlines of prairies, woodlands, marshes &c. / by J.M. Peck and John Messinger ; engraved by: S. Stiles & Co., N. York.
Author
Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858
Publication
New York : J.H. Colton & Co., 1836.

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Additional Authors
  • Messinger, John, 1771-1846
  • S. Stiles & Co., engraver.
  • J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 98 x 66 cm , on sheet 104 x 71 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US061.1.02
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows county boundaries, towns, roads, railroads, swamps, and notable physical features.
  • Relief shown by harchures.
  • Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
  • Includes explanation at left of map provides information on public lands and land districts and 2 insets: Vicinity of Galena the lead region and part of Wisconsin Territory -- Vicinity of Alton & St. Louis.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5792
OCLC
166641384
Author
Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858, creator.
Title
New sectional map of the state of Illinois, : compiled from the United States surveys : also exhibiting the internal improvements, distances between towns, villages & post offices : the outlines of prairies, woodlands, marshes &c. / by J.M. Peck and John Messinger ; engraved by: S. Stiles & Co., N. York.
Imprint
New York : J.H. Colton & Co., 1836.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:633,600.10 miles to an (W 92°00ʹ--W 86°00ʹ/N 43°35ʹ--N 36°50ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 193, column 2, no. 7
Source
US061.1.02
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Messinger, John, 1771-1846, creator.
S. Stiles & Co., engraver.
J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5792
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