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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.


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.
Author	Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858
Coverage-Spatial	Illinois
Subject	Illinois; Maps
Type	Maps
Description	1 map : col.; Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Washington.; Insets: Vicinity of Galena, the lead region; Vicinity of Alton & St. Louis.; Includes explanation of "Public lands" and "Land districts."
Extent	96 x 62 cm.
Interpretation	Hand colored map of Illinois; counties, townships, sections, post offices, villages, roads, canals, projected railroads, rivers, prairies, swamps; Insets: Vicinity of Galena, the lead region -- Vicinity of Alton & St. Louis; Includes explanation of "Public lands" and "Land districts"; Relief shown by hachures; Engraved by S. Stiles & Co.
Date	1838
Contributors	Messinger, John, 1771-1846; J.H. Colton & Co.; S. Stiles & Company
Scale	1:633,600 or 10 miles to 1 inch
Collection	Historical Maps Online
Repository/Holding Library	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-Champaign. Map & Geography Library
Publisher	New York : J.H. Colton & Co., 1838, c1836 (N[ew] York : engraved by S. Stiles & Co.)
Call Number	G4100 1838.P4
Rights	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/maps/terms.html
Archival File Name	G41001838.tif
JPEG2000 URL	http://histmapimages.grainger.illinois.edu/jp2files/G41001838.jp2

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