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Guide map of the city of Detroit

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Guide map of the city of Detroit
Additional title: Guide map of the city of Detroit showing location of hotels, churches, schools, railroad depots and all places of interest
Names
Silas Farmer & Co. (Publisher)
Robinson, Eugene (Draftsman)
Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884 (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Michigan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1863 (Inferred)
Place: 35 Monroe Av. cor. Farmer St., Detroit
Publisher: Published by S. Farmer & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5416
Topics
Detroit (Mich.)
Michigan
Genres
Maps
Advertisements
Illustrations
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Drawn by Eugene Robinson, city surveyor ; lith. by Ed Mendel.
Citation/reference: Koerner, A.G. Detroit, 83 ; Barnett, L. Mich., 5-0604 ; New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 3, page 530, column 2, row 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color outlines ; 58 x 64 cm, sheet 66 x 68 cm ; designed to be folded to 15 x 10 cm
Description
Shows ferry lines to Windsor, railroad lines, points of interest. North oriented toward upper right. Includes text on rates of fare for public carriages. Inset: Junction of Grand Trunk, Michigan Central, and Michigan Southern railroads. Arc distances measured from Campus Martius. Advertisements on verso.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50786119
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645243
Folder number: US106.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7916750-2f86-0136-d1b3-61fad0639e10
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

  • 1863: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Guide map of the city of Detroit " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1ee56a0-2f87-0136-a996-7d8d9ebf763b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Guide map of the city of Detroit " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2020. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1ee56a0-2f87-0136-a996-7d8d9ebf763b

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1863). Guide map of the city of Detroit Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1ee56a0-2f87-0136-a996-7d8d9ebf763b

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Guide map of the city of Detroit