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Improved map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin : pronounced Wisconsin : on a scale of 30 geographical miles to an inch

Title
Improved map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin : pronounced Wisconsin : on a scale of 30 geographical miles to an inch / by John Farmer of Detroit ; engraved by Rawdon Clark & Co, Albany, N.Y.
Author
Farmer, John, 1798-1859
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : [J.H. Colton & Co.], 1836.

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Additional Authors
  • Rawdon, Clark & Co., engraver.
  • J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 54 x 80 cm
Alternative Title
  • Map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin
  • Map of the territories of Michigan and Wisconsin
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US103.1.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows township grid, counties, roads, swamps, cities, towns, and notable physical features.
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • Oriented with north to upper left.
  • Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
  • Also includes expedition routes.
  • Inset: Map of part of Ste. Marie River. Scale 1:506,880. 8 miles to an inch.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress ... by J.H. Colton & Co. on the 9th Nov. 1835."
Indexed In (note)
  • Karpinski, Louis Charles. Bibliography of the printed maps of Michigan
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5365
OCLC
35065050
Author
Farmer, John, 1798-1859, creator.
Title
Improved map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin : pronounced Wisconsin : on a scale of 30 geographical miles to an inch / by John Farmer of Detroit ; engraved by Rawdon Clark & Co, Albany, N.Y.
Publisher
[New York, N.Y.] : [J.H. Colton & Co.], 1836.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:1,900,800. 30 geographical miles to an inch (W 95°44ʹ--W 79°14ʹ/N 49°12ʹ--N 39°08ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Karpinski, Louis Charles. Bibliography of the printed maps of Michigan, No. 130E3
Source
US103.1.01
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Rawdon, Clark & Co., engraver.
J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5365
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