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

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Michigan

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856
Place: New-York
Publisher: Published by J.H. Colton and Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5390
Topics
Lower Peninsula (Mich.)
Michigan
Mackinac Island (Mich. : Island)
Mackinac, Straits of (Mich.)
Michigan -- Lower Peninsula
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By John Farmer ; engraved by S. Stiles & Co, New-York.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ..." -- lower left margin.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 460, column 2, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:500,000 (W 87°25ʹ--W 82°10ʹ/N 44°05ʹ--N 41°30ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 58 x 83 cm
Accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 60969
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: portion of right side of map lacking.
Description
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Insets: Northern part of Michigan -- Map of Mackinaw Isle -- Map of the Straits of Mackinaw.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 43049710
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645217
Folder number: US104.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 050bd640-a07d-0135-a104-45db3aad1690
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
  • 1856: Issued
  • 1859: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the southern part of Michigan " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ffc00e0-a07d-0135-4a1d-0b9950f6d929

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the southern part of Michigan " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ffc00e0-a07d-0135-4a1d-0b9950f6d929

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1856). Map of the southern part of Michigan Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ffc00e0-a07d-0135-4a1d-0b9950f6d929

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the southern part of Michigan