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New sectional map of the state of Illinois, : compiled from the United States surveys : also exhibiting the internal improvements, distances between towns, villages & post offices : the outlines of prairies, woodlands, marshes &c.

Title
  1. New sectional map of the state of Illinois, : compiled from the United States surveys : also exhibiting the internal improvements, distances between towns, villages & post offices : the outlines of prairies, woodlands, marshes &c. / by J.M. Peck and John Messinger ; engraved by: S. Stiles & Co., N. York.
Author
  1. Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858
Published by
  1. New York : J.H. Colton & Co., 1836.
Format
  1. Map

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Additional authors
  1. Messinger, John, 1771-1846
  2. S. Stiles & Co., engraver
  3. J.H. Colton & Co., publisher
Description
  1. 1 map : hand colored; 98 x 66 cm , on sheet 104 x 71 cm
Alternative title
  1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US061.1.02
Subject
  1. Illinois -- Maps.
  2. Illinois -- Administrative and political divisions -- Maps.
Genre/Form
  1. Maps.
Call number
  1. Map Div. 15-5792
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Shows county boundaries, towns, roads, railroads, swamps, and notable physical features.
  2. Relief shown by harchures.
  3. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
  4. Includes explanation at left of map provides information on public lands and land districts and 2 insets: Vicinity of Galena the lead region and part of Wisconsin Territory -- Vicinity of Alton & St. Louis.
Indexed in (note)
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Author
  1. Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858, creator.
Cartographic data
  1. Scale 1:633,600.10 miles to an (W 92°00ʹ--W 86°00ʹ/N 43°35ʹ--N 36°50ʹ).
Type of content
  1. cartographic image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
Indexed in:
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 193, column 2, no. 7
Source
  1. US061.1.02
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Place of publication
  1. United States New York (State) New York.
Added author
  1. Messinger, John, 1771-1846, creator.
  2. S. Stiles & Co., engraver.
  3. J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
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