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  1. Title: Map of the state of Michigan and the surrounding country, exhibiting the sections and the latest surveys

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    Summary: 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

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  2. Title: Map of the surveyed part of Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Insets: Northern part of Michigan -- Map of the Straits of Mackinaw. Scale approximately 1:500,000

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  3. Title: An improved edition of a map of the surveyed parts of the Territory of Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Includes grid. Covers southern Michigan. Insets: Map of the Straits of Michillimackinac. -- Map of Pte. Ste. Ignace. -- Map of the most important parts of the lead mine district near the Mississippi River. -- Map of the private claims at Green Bay -- Map of Michillimackinac. Scale not given

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  4. Title: Map of the state of Michigan and the surrounding country exhibiting the sections and the latest surveys; compiled from authentic sources by John Farmer.

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    Summary: Cover title: Farmer's sectional map of Michigan for settlers & land dealers, with roads, rail roads, cities & towns &c. Shows surveyed counties, roads, canals and Indian reserves. "Note: Michigan is bounded west by Lake Michigan, Meonomie river of Green Bay, and Montreal river of Lake Superior." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the clerks office of District Court of the United States for the District of Michigan at Detroit on the 11th day of March 1844 by John Farmer of Detroit. Entered according to Act of Congress as aforesaid on the 6th day of March A.D. 1849." Engraved by John Farmer. 1 map: hand col.; 79 x 57 cm, folded in cover 16 x 11 cm

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  5. Title: Farmer's rail road & township map of Michigan and chart of the lakes

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    Summary: Cover title: Framer's rail road & township map of Michigan with chart of the lakes. Shows steamship routes. Twonship and range lines shown. Includes text and tables. 1 map: hand col.; on sheet 80 x 62 cm., folded in cover 16 x 11 cm.

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  6. Title: Map of the state of Michigan and the surrounding country exhibiting the sections and the latest surveys; compiled from authentic sources by John Farmer.

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    Summary: Inset map: Plat of the copper district on Lake Superior. Indicates cities and towns. Shows surveyed counties. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the clerks office of District Court of the United States for the District of Michigan at Detroit on the 11th day of March 1844 by John Farmer of Detroit. Entered according to Act of Congress as a foresaid on the 6th day of March A.D. 1849. "Reentered according to Act of Congress in the clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Michigan at Detroit this 29th day of Sept. A.D. 1838 by John Farmer of said district as Author author & proprietor." Engraved by John Farmer". 1 map: col.; 81 x 54 cm.

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  7. Title: Farmer's rail road & township map of Michigan and chart of the lakes

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    Summary: Shows steamship routes. Twonship and range lines shown. Includes text and tables. 1 map: hand col.; 59 x 58 cm.

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  8. Title: Map of the state of Michigan and the surrounding country, exhibiting the sections and the latest surveys compiled from authentic sources by John Farmer.

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    Summary: Shows major cities and towns. Shows surveyed counties. "Note. Michigan is bounded west by Lake Michigan, Menomonie river of Green Bay and Montreal river of Lake Superior." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Michigan." Inset map: "Plat of the copper district on Lake Superior." 1 map: col., mounted on cloth, encapsulated in Mylar with barrier sheet; 81 x 54 cm

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  9. Title: Map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin: embracing a great part of Iowa and Illinois, and the whole mineral region with a chart of the lakes. exhibiting the sections, the geological formations, and the general topography; compiled from the state topographical department, from the latest United States surveys, and from other authentic sources, by John Farmer of Detroit.; Alternate title: Geological map of the mineral region: from the official plate of the United States surveys and chart of Lake Superior reduced from the survey and chart of Lieut. Bayfield of the R.N.

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    Summary: Shows the Lake Superior region. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. "Engraved by J. Farmer." "Entered according to act of Congress...the 8th day of July 1847 by John Farmer." "Entered according to act of Congress...on the 6th day of March A.D. 1849 by John Farmer." Insets: Map of the surveyed part of Min[n]esota -- Map of Beaver Islands -- Plat of Isle Royale. 1 map: hand col.; 50 x 101 cm

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  10. Title: Map of the surveyed part of Michigan by John Farmer.

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    Summary: Engraved by S. Stiles & Co., New York. Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. Insets: The unsurveyd part of Michigan [ca. 1:2,870,000] -- Map of the Straits of Mackinaw [ca. 1:320,000] -- Map of Mackinaw Isle [1:126.720] 2 miles to an inch. 1 map: hand col., mounted on muslin; 56 x 83 cm

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  11. Title: Improved map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin, pronounced Wisconsin

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    Summary: hand col.; Farmer's map of Michigan & Ouisconsin.;Entered for copyright 9th Novr. 1835.; 4060 1836 .F2;ICN78 rev.;Improved map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin, pronounced Wisconsin.;Includes advertisement for Colton inside front cover.; Map of part of Ste. Marie River from actual survey;Oriented with north at upper left.; Greenwich, Washington.;Relief shown with hachures.; J.H. Colton & Co., 1836.;scale 8 miles to an inch.;1 map, hand colored;53 x 86 cm. folded in covers 15 x 10 cm.;1:1,900,800

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  12. Title: Map of the city of Detroit in the State of Michigan; by John Farmer, district surveyor; eng. by C.B. & J.R. Graham Lithographers, New York.

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    Summary: Entered according to Act of Congress ... by John Farmer, AD 1835. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Cadastral map. Includes references and inset. 1 map: hand col.; 72 x 111 cm.

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  13. Title: Karte von Michigan nach den neuesten Vermessungen bearbeitet und herausgegeben von J. Farmer und Tr. Bromme.

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    Summary: Greenwich and Washington prime meridians. Negative photostat. Townships and rangelines indicated for surveyed areas. 1 map: 37 x 54 cm.

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  14. Title: An improved map of the surveyed parts of the Territory of Michigan on a scale of 8 miles to an inch by John Farmer.

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    Summary: Longitude west from Washington. Townships and range lines indicated for surveyed areas. "V. Balch & S. Stiles, engravers, N.Y.". Insets: Maps of the Straits of Michillimackinac; Map of the Pte. Ste. Ignace; Map of the most important parts of the lead mine district near the Mississippi river; Map of the private claims at Green Bay; Map of Michillimackinac Isle. Negative photostat copy (6 sheets joined) of original in Burton Historical Collection. 1 map: 49 x 78 cm.

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  15. Title: Map of the territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin...; Manuscript title above upper neatline: Michigan and Ouisconsin Territories.

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Washington City. Engraved by Rawdon Clark & Co., Albany, N.Y. Inset: Map of part of Ste. Marie River from actual survey. Scale 8 miles to an inch. Positive photostat from original in Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. 1 map on 2 sheets: photostat; 48 x 88 cm.

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  16. Title: Plat of the United States road from Detroit to Chicago; as surveyed and marked by James McClosky, Jonah Baldwin and Laureat Durocher, commissioners; copied by John Farmer.

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    Summary: Shows rivers, lakes, and Native American villages. 11 sections on 4 sheets; sheets 48 x 64 cm

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  17. Title: Map of the United States road from Ohio to Detroit as lately located by Messrs. A. Edwards, S. Vance and Philu E. Judd (the last of whom died before the survey was completed), commissioners appointed by the president of the U.S. agreeable to act of Congress; drawn by J. Farmer of Detroit, 1825.

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    Summary: Prime meridian: Washington. Oriented with north toward the upper right. 1 map: photocopy; 21 x 79 cm

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  18. Title: Devon, United Kingdom, 1799 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: The county of Devon : reduced from the large map / by Benjamin Donn, with additions and corrections ; R. Baker, sculp., Islington. It was published by W. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty... Charing Cross on July 31st, 1799. Scale ca. 1:211,000, 14 statute miles = 10.7 cm. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, forests, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also distances on the great roads measured from Hyde park Corner. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  19. Title: Wayne's Campaign & Treaty of Greenville, Maumee River, Indiana and Ohio, 1795 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled, historic paper manuscript map: [Map showing territory ceded by the Indians to the United States as established by the Treaty of Greenville, 1795] by Jeremy Belknap. Scale [1:380,160]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, encampments, 'Indian villages', and forts. The red lines show the route of the army of the United States under the command of General Wayne during the Campaign of 1794. Covers the Maumee River from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Lake Erie. Includes notes.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  20. Title: Archipel des Tuamotu, French Poynesia, 1885 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Low Archipelago or Paumotu Group, by the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes Esq. Commander 1839 ; corrected to July 1872 by the latest French charts ; R.H. Wyman, Commo. U.S.N. Hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation. Cor. Apr. 1878, Oct. 1880, Apr. 1885. It was published by Hydrographic Office in 1885. Scale [ca. 1: 2,200,000]. Covers Archipel des Tuamotu, French Poynesia.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' projection. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, human settlements, inhabited and uninhabited islands, shoreline features, inlets, islands and islets, shoals, harbors, anchorage points, tidal directions, and more. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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