Research Catalog

Title

Map of the southern part of Michigan / by John Farmer ; engraved by S. Stiles & Co, New-York.

Author

Farmer, John, 1798-1859

Publication

New-York : Published by J.H. Colton and Co., 1856.

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Details

Additional Authors

• J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
• S. Stiles & Co., engraver.

Description

1 map hand colored; 58 x 83 cm

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US104.1.04

Subjects

• Michigan
• Michigan > Lower Peninsula
• Michigan > Maps
• Lower Peninsula (Mich.) > Maps
• Maps
• Mackinac Island (Mich. : Island) > Maps
• Mackinac, Straits of, Region (Mich.) > Maps

Genre/Form

Maps.

Note

• Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
• Insets: Northern part of Michigan -- Map of Mackinaw Isle -- Map of the Straits of Mackinaw.
• "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ..." -- lower left margin.

Indexed In (note)

• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 16-5390

OCLC

43049710

Author

Farmer, John, 1798-1859, creator.

Title

Map of the southern part of Michigan / by John Farmer ; engraved by S. Stiles & Co, New-York.

Publisher

New-York : Published by J.H. Colton and Co., 1856.

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:500,000 (W 87°25ʹ--W 82°10ʹ/N 44°05ʹ--N 41°30ʹ).

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. 6, page 460, column 2, no. 7

Local Note

NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: portion of right side of map lacking; has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 60969.

Source

US104.1.04

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.

S. Stiles & Co., engraver.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 16-5390