Sketch of the public surveys in the state of Wisconsin and state of Minnesota
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Title
Sketch of the public surveys in the state of Wisconsin and state of Minnesota
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Wisconsin
Names
United States. General Land Office (Creator)
Townsend, Thomas J. (Creator)
United States. General Land Office (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1861 (Inferred)
Place: Dubuque
Publisher: Surveyor General's Office
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5533
Subjects
Wisconsin -- Surveys
Wisconsin
Minnesota -- Surveys
Minnesota
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Surveyor General's Office.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Surveyor General's Office, Dubuque, October 10th, 1861, Thos. J. Townsend [signature]."
Citation/Reference: Congressional information service. CIS U.S. serial set index. Pt. 14, Index and carto-bibliography of maps, entry 1120 ( 37- 2) Ex.doc. 1, map 7
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 681, column 1, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:1,140,480. 18 miles to 1 inch (W 97°14ʹ--W 86°35ʹ/N 49°23ʹ--N 42°23ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 44 x 56 cm, on sheet 52 x 63 cm
Abstract
Shows correction lines, fourth principal meridian, guide meridians, towns, Indian reservations. At head of title: (no. 1.). "Sen. Ex. Doc. No. I. 37th Cong. 2nd Sess."-- top right margin.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 40423035
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646571
Folder number: US255.1.07
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 05e97860-dec4-0135-ab95-6fa4ed2ef0e1
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1861
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch of the public surveys in the state of Wisconsin and state of Minnesota" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05e97860-dec4-0135-ab95-6fa4ed2ef0e1
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1861). Sketch of the public surveys in the state of Wisconsin and state of Minnesota Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05e97860-dec4-0135-ab95-6fa4ed2ef0e1
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch of the public surveys in the state of Wisconsin and state of Minnesota" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05e97860-dec4-0135-ab95-6fa4ed2ef0e1
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