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State of Minnesota : 1887 : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources : under supervision of Geo. U. Mayo, Civil Engineer, Chief Draughting Division, G.L.O.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
State of Minnesota : 1887 : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources : under supervision of Geo. U. Mayo, Civil Engineer, Chief Draughting Division, G.L.O.
Names
United States. General Land Office (Creator)
Mayo, Geo. U. (George U.) (Creator)
Stockslager, S. M. (Strother Madison), 1842-1930 (Creator)
Dinsmore, A. F. (Compiler)
Julius Bien & Co. (Lithographer)
United States. General Land Office (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Minnesota

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1887
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: General Land Office
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-986
Topics
Minnesota
Minnesota -- Administrative and political divisions
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Compiled and drawn by A.F. Dinsmore.
Statement of responsibility: At head of title: Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Hon. S.M. Stockslager, Commissioner.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 629, column 1, no. 4
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:950,400. 15 miles to 1 inch (W 97°05ʹ--W 90°55ʹ/N 49°10ʹ--N 43°20ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 75 x 65 cm, on sheet 81 x 69 cm ; originally folded in cover 22 x 14 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 22254. Label pasted on verso : "Land Office, map of Minnesota.The property of U.H. Painter."
Description
Shows land offices, counties, cities and towns, railroads, Indian reservations, swamp lands, prairies, and the extent of surveyed townships with Public Land Survey System coordinates. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 7525138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21414856
Folder number: US109.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 98fa0250-bdbd-0135-3371-0731bf850cbb
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

  • 1887: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "State of Minnesota " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68bcba20-5c77-0136-f8c4-2bf145c16270

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "State of Minnesota " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68bcba20-5c77-0136-f8c4-2bf145c16270

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1887). State of Minnesota Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68bcba20-5c77-0136-f8c4-2bf145c16270

Wikipedia Citation

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State of Minnesota