Map of the state of Michigan and the surrounding country, exhibiting the sections and the latest surveys

Description:

Extent: 1 map Abstract: Map of Michigan showing surveyed counties, cities and towns, townships and township names, and sections. Shows distances in miles between various points on Lake Michigan. Shows county seats, Indian villages, railroads, mills, prairies, swamps and marshes, canals, and roads. Plank roads and "most important roads" are indicated. Notes: Town of "Rio Grand" is shown north of Lansing, in Lansing Township, Ingham County. Town of "Hamilton" is shown in vicinity of present-day Okemos. A stream named Alcotte Creek is shown in the vicinity of Lansing. Present-day Williamstown Township in Ingham County is named "Phelps Town" or "Phelpstown" Township. Shows "proposed route of Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal." "Grand river road" is labeled in Ingham County. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes notes about shoreline conditions (rockiness, steepness, etc.) and 1 inset: Plat of the copper district on L. Superior / engraved by J. Farmer. Scale approximately 1:786,111

Resource Link:

https://d.lib.msu.edu/maps/9

Identifier:

oai:d.lib.msu.edu:maps_9 and https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m58585

Language:

eng

Creator:

Farmer, John and 1798-1859

Publisher:

John Farmer

Provider:

Michigan State University

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Distances, etc, Canals, Administrative and political divisions, Distances, and Railroads

Temporal Coverage:

1855

Date Issued:

1855

Spatial Coverage:

Michigan

Rights:

Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF/JPEG