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Map of the surveyed part of Michigan

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Map of the surveyed part of Michigan

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Title
Map of the surveyed part of Michigan
Names
Farmer, John, 1798-1859 (Creator)
S. Stiles & Co. (Engraver)
J.H. Colton & Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Michigan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1837
Place: New-York
Publisher: Published by J.H. Colton & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5374
Topics
Michigan
Michigan -- Administrative and political divisions
Mackinac Island (Mich.)
Mackinac, Straits of (Mich.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By John Farmer ; engraved by S. Stiles & Co., New York.
Citation/reference: Karpinski, Louis Charles. Bibliography of the printed maps of Michigan, No. 140
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 459, column 2, no. 5
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:510,000 (W 87°20ʹ--W 82°10ʹ/N 44°00ʹ--N 41°30ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored, mounted on muslin ; 56 x 83 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: margins trimmed off.
Includes manuscript notations in the right margin that serve as key to additional local coloring an this copy.
Description
Shows counties and survey sections. Covers southern Michigan. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Includes 3 insets: The unsurveyed part of Michigan -- Map of Mackinaw Isle -- Map of the Straits of Mackinaw.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 31745153
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645201
Folder number: US103.2.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 30722c20-ab89-0135-cf5b-1dac28d21a5e
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

  • 1798: Creator Born
  • 1837: Issued
  • 1859: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the surveyed part of Michigan " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1837. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477ea360-ab89-0135-bebd-091c3fb189ba

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the surveyed part of Michigan " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477ea360-ab89-0135-bebd-091c3fb189ba

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1837). Map of the surveyed part of Michigan Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477ea360-ab89-0135-bebd-091c3fb189ba

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/477ea360-ab89-0135-bebd-091c3fb189ba | title= (cartographic) Map of the surveyed part of Michigan , (1837) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 26, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Map of the surveyed part of Michigan