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An improved map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan
- Title
- An improved map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan / by John Farmer ; V. Balch and S. Stiles, engravers, N.Y.
- Author
- Farmer, John, 1798-1859
- Publication
- [Detroit, Mich.] : [John Farmer], 1831.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 16-5368 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 52 x 87 cm, on sheet 53 x 89 cm
- Alternative Title
- Map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US103.1.04
- Subjects
- Saint Ignace (Mich.) > Maps
- Green Bay (Wis.) > Maps
- Lower Peninsula (Mich.) > Maps
- Lake Huron > Straits of Mackinac
- Maps
- Michigan > Saint Ignace
- Michigan > Maps
- Michigan > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
- Wisconsin > Green Bay
- Grant County (Wis.) > Maps
- Mackinac, Straits of (Mich.) > Maps
- Wisconsin > Grant County
- Michigan > Mackinac Island
- Mackinac Island (Mich.) > Maps
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Map shows Michigan south of Saginaw Bay divided into counties and sections.
- Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
- Includes text notes relating to War of 1812 and 5 insets: Map of the Straits of Michillimackinac from actual surveys -- Map of Pte. Ste. Ignace -- Map of the most important parts of the lead mine district near the Mississippi River -- Map of the private claims at Green Bay from actual survey -- Map of Michillimackinac Isle.
- Insets represent isolated areas of territory where there were particular property interests.
- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit & District court of Detroit in the Territory of Michigan by John Farmer, on the 11th day of May 1829."
- Indexed In (note)
- Karpinski, Louis Charles. Bibliography of the printed maps of Michigan
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5368
- OCLC
- 166638677
- Author
- Farmer, John, 1798-1859, creator, publisher.
- Title
- An improved map of the surveyed part of the territory of Michigan / by John Farmer ; V. Balch and S. Stiles, engravers, N.Y.
- Publisher
- [Detroit, Mich.] : [John Farmer], 1831.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:506,880. 8 miles to an inch (W 87°20ʹ--W 82°20ʹ/N 43°50ʹ--N 41°30ʹ).
- 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. 106, p. 247New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 459, column 1, no. 2
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: several pieces of map lacking especially along the edges.
- Source
- US103.1.04
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States Michigan Detroit.
- Added Author
- Balch, Vistus, 1799-1884, engraver.Stiles, Samuel, 1796-1861, engraver.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5368