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Higgins' map of St. Louis and vicinity : map includes St. Louis County and parts of St. Charles county in Missouri and part of Monroe, St. Clair, Madison and Jersey Counties, in Illinois

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Title
Higgins' map of St. Louis and vicinity : map includes St. Louis County and parts of St. Charles county in Missouri and part of Monroe, St. Clair, Madison and Jersey Counties, in Illinois
Additional title: Map of Saint Louis and vicinity
Names
Higgins & Co. (Publisher)
Higgins, R. T. (R. Thornton) (Creator)
Higgins & Co. (Creator)
Higgins & Co. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Missouri

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1891 (Inferred)
Place: 313 Locust street, St. Louis, Mo.
Publisher: Higgins & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5523
Topics
Saint Louis Metropolitan Area (Mo.)
Saint Louis County (Mo.)
Saint Charles County (Mo.)
Jefferson County (Mo.)
Monroe County (Ill.)
Saint Clair County (Ill.)
Madison County (Ill.)
Jersey County (Ill.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Higgins & Co., publishers, map engravers, colorers, and mounters, 313 Locust street, St. Louis, Mo.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1891 by R.T. Higgins, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C."
Statement of responsibility: "Part of map copyrighted by Higgins & Co., 1891."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 812, column 2, no. 3
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:63,000 (W 90°48ʹ--W 89°47ʹ/N 39°00ʹ--N 38°23ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 97 x 115 cm
Description
Shows congressional lines, survey lines, lot lines, section lines, quarter section lines, roads and survey & sections numbers.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1016161928
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645350
Folder number: US116.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dc41e6c0-c8b2-0135-a588-0fddff2e3939
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1891: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Higgins' map of St. Louis and vicinity " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/80595570-57a9-0136-1cea-53486aa1511c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Higgins' map of St. Louis and vicinity " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/80595570-57a9-0136-1cea-53486aa1511c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1891). Higgins' map of St. Louis and vicinity Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/80595570-57a9-0136-1cea-53486aa1511c

Wikipedia Citation

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Higgins' map of St. Louis and vicinity