Price: $975.00
SKU: 84083
ARTIST: J. Peck
PUBLISHER: Published by J. H. Colton & Co.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1851
EDITION SIZE: 41 x 27 3/8" (104.3 x 69.6 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: The title continues with "Also exhibiting the Internal Improvements, distances between Towns, Villages, & Post Offices: the outlines of Prairies, Woodlands, Marshes & the lands donated to the State by the Genl. Govt. for the purpose of Internal Improvement." By J. M. Peck, John Messinger and A. J. Mathewson. Two insets: Vicinity of St. Louis and Vicinity of Galena, the Lead region and part of Wisconsin and Iowa. Additional inset texts describe Public Lands, Land Districts, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Engraved by S. Stiles & Co. N.York. Drawn on a scale of ten miles to an inch.<br><br> This important map of Illinois was first published in 1835, and republished in various states until 1869. It was one of the best and most detailed maps of Illinois during its time. It separates the region into differently colored counties, and includes towns of various sizes, topographical detail and commentary, travel routes such as ferries and railroads, mines, and private settlements.<br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO: A nice example of the map.
CONDITION: Very good condition and color.
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