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Geological map of the Lower Peninsula

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57570823


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

Maps
Geological Maps

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

Cartographic

Date Issued

1876

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MLA format

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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