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Guide map of the city of Detroit

Title
Guide map of the city of Detroit [cartographic material] / drawn by Eugene Robinson, city surveyor ; lith. by Ed Mendel.
Author
Silas Farmer & Co., creator, publisher.
Publication
35 Monroe Av. cor. Farmer St., Detroit : Published by S. Farmer & Co., [1863]

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Additional Authors
  • Robinson, Eugene
  • Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884
Description
1 map : color outlines; 58 x 64 cm, sheet 66 x 68 cm
Alternative Title
  • Guide map of the city of Detroit showing location of hotels, churches, schools, railroad depots and all places of interest
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US106.3.04
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Maps – Michigan – Detroit – 1863.
Note
  • North oriented toward upper right.
  • Designed to be folded to 15 x 10 cm.
  • Shows ferry lines to Windsor, railroad lines, points of interest.
  • Includes text on rates of fare for public carriages.
  • Inset: Junction of Grand Trunk, Michigan Central, and Michigan Southern railroads.
  • Arc distances measured from Campus Martius.
  • Advertisements on verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • Koerner, A.G. Detroit
  • Barnett, L. Mich.
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5416
OCLC
50786119
Author
Silas Farmer & Co., creator, publisher.
Title
Guide map of the city of Detroit [cartographic material] / drawn by Eugene Robinson, city surveyor ; lith. by Ed Mendel.
Publisher
35 Monroe Av. cor. Farmer St., Detroit : Published by S. Farmer & Co., [1863]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:10,800; 900 feet to an inch (W 83°04ʹ33ʺ--W 83°01ʹ34ʺ/N 42°22ʹ13ʺ--N 42°19ʹ24ʺ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Koerner, A.G. Detroit, 83
Barnett, L. Mich., 5-0604
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 3, page 530, column 2, row 2
Source
US106.3.04
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Place of Publication
United States Michigan Detroit.
Added Author
Robinson, Eugene, draughtsman.
Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884, lithographer.
Cover Title
Guide map of the city of Detroit showing location of hotels, churches, schools, railroad depots and all places of interest
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5416
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