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Sketch of the public surveys in Michigan

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57568592


Item data

Title

Sketch of the public surveys in Michigan

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Michigan

Names

United States. Surveyor General for Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (Creator)
Chapman, Leander (Creator)
United States. Surveyor General for Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1854 (Inferred)
Place: Detroit, [Mich.]
Publisher: Surveyor General's Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5382

Subjects

Public lands
Michigan
Michigan -- Surveys
Isle Royale (Mich.)
Michigan -- Isle Royale

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Surveyor General's Office, Detroit, November 8th, 1854, Leander Chapman, Surveyor General.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 460, column 2, no. 5
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:1,140,480. 18 miles to an inch (W 90°20ʹ--W 82°20ʹ/N 48°20ʹ--N 41°40ʹ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 54 x 56 cm, on sheet 59 x 60 cm

Abstract

Shows township grid for Michigan, international boundary line, and watershed. Includes explanations of symbols used and inset of Isle Royale. At head of title: G.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 828922270
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645209
Folder number: US103.4.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5aed4e50-b5c2-0135-cda7-313e822bf6cf

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1854

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch of the public surveys in Michigan" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5aed4e50-b5c2-0135-cda7-313e822bf6cf

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Sketch of the public surveys in Michigan Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5aed4e50-b5c2-0135-cda7-313e822bf6cf

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch of the public surveys in Michigan" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5aed4e50-b5c2-0135-cda7-313e822bf6cf

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