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Map of the surveyed part of Iowa : exhibiting the sections, townships & ranges

Title
Map of the surveyed part of Iowa : exhibiting the sections, townships & ranges / compiled from the United States surveys by Jesse Williams, late a clerk in the Surveyor General's office, Cincinnati ; engraved by Sherman & Smith New York.
Author
Williams, Jesse
Publication
New York : Published by J.H. Colton, 1840.

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Additional Authors
  • Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
  • United States. Surveyor General of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
  • Sherman & Smith, engraver.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 81 x 53 cm
Summary
Subject: Map of the eastern part of Iowa, divided into counties and towns, with plots of land sectioned, some areas numbered. Includes an image of an eagle in the upper left corner.
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US070.1.05
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. and London.
  • Includes a vignette and 2 insets: Map of Rock Island Rapids of the Mississippi River -- Map of Des Moines Rapids of the Mississippi River.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1840, by J.H. Colton in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5901
OCLC
879769944
Author
Williams, Jesse, compiler.
Title
Map of the surveyed part of Iowa : exhibiting the sections, townships & ranges / compiled from the United States surveys by Jesse Williams, late a clerk in the Surveyor General's office, Cincinnati ; engraved by Sherman & Smith New York.
Publisher
New York : Published by J.H. Colton, 1840.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:380,160. 6 miles to the inch (W 92°04ʹ--W 90°00ʹ/N 43°33ʹ--N 40°13ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 320, column 3, no. 7
Source
US070.1.05
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Place of Publication
United States New York New York.
Added Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, publisher.
United States. Surveyor General of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
Sherman & Smith, engraver.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5901
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