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Title: 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.

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1838
  • Coverage: 1838 to 1838

Publishers

  • J.H. Colton & Co. (New York), c1836 (engraved by S. Stiles & Co. (New York))

Summary

Includes explanation of "Public lands" and "Land districts."; Vicinity of Galena, the lead region; Washington.;Relief shown by hachures.;Vicinity of Alton & St. Louis.;1 map, colored;Engraved by S. Stiles & Co.;Hand colored map of Illinois;Includes explanation of "Public lands" and "Land districts"; Vicinity of Galena, the lead region -- Vicinity of Alton & St. Louis;Relief shown by hachures;counties, townships, sections, post offices, villages, roads, canals, projected railroads, rivers, prairies, swamps;96 x 62 cm.;1:633,600 or 10 miles to 1 inch

Subjects

  • Illinois
  • Maps
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • Railroads

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-91.513,-87.494, 42.508,36.97)

Provider

University of Illinois

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • The University of Illinois Map Library requests the following acknowledgement be included when using this Historical Map: Map provided courtesy of the Map Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; No Copyright - United States; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Citation

Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858. 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.. J.H. Colton & Co. (New York), c1836 (engraved by S. Stiles & Co. (New York)). https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/a05b0e00-994e-0134-2096-0050569601ca-e

Format

JPEG2000

Languages

  • eng