Geological map of the Lower Peninsula
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Item data
Title
Geological map of the Lower Peninsula
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Michigan
Names
Michigan. Geological Survey (Creator)
Rominger, Carl Ludwig, 1820-1907 (Creator)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Lithographer)
Michigan. Geological Survey (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1876
Place: Lansing, Mich.
Publisher: Geological Survey of Michigan
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5394
Subjects
Geology -- Michigan -- Lower Peninsula
Mines and mineral resources -- Michigan -- Lower Peninsula
Geology
Michigan
Lower Peninsula (Mich.)
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: By C. Rominger, State Geologist.
Content: Prime meridian: [Washington, D.C.?].
Content: Problaby detached from: Lower Peninsula, 1873-1876, accompanied by a geological map / C. Rominger. New York: Julius Bien, 1876. Vol. III.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 461, column 2, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:823,680. 3 miles to 1 inch (W 87°00ʹ--W 82°22ʹ/N 45°50ʹ--N 41°52ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 57 x 46 cm, on sheet 61 x 50 cm
Originally folded to 15 x 22 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: a small piece of map lacking in the bottom right side.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 51823906
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645221
Folder number: US105.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b811fdd0-a140-0135-c1d4-00056daf30ac
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1876
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological map of the Lower Peninsula" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b811fdd0-a140-0135-c1d4-00056daf30ac
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1876). Geological map of the Lower Peninsula Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b811fdd0-a140-0135-c1d4-00056daf30ac
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological map of the Lower Peninsula" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b811fdd0-a140-0135-c1d4-00056daf30ac
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