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Blanchard's township map of Illinois : showing all the rail roads, stations and towns : being a complete shippers guide to the state with parts of Iowa and Missouri
Illinois

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Title
Blanchard's township map of Illinois : showing all the rail roads, stations and towns : being a complete shippers guide to the state with parts of Iowa and Missouri
Alternative Title
Illinois
Creator
Blanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904  
Scale
Scale 1:760,320. 12 miles to 1 inch  
Coordinates
W 92°40ʹ--W 88°00ʹ/N 42°36ʹ--N 36°54ʹ
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)
Publisher
Blanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904  
Date of Publication
1869  
Extent
1 map : hand color
Dimensions
83 x 57 cm, folded to 13 x 8 cm
Notes
  • Drawn from plats of each county by official authority.
  • Copyright 1869.
  • Shows finished and proposed railroads, county lines and seats, towns, and townships.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year A.D. 1863 by R. Blanchard."
  • Inset: Topographical map : the colored portions of the map are below the level of Lake Michigan.
  • Includes table showing county populations in 1865, list of principal towns (towns with populations greater than 4,000), and notes.
Coverage-Spatial
Illinois  
Language
English
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Administrative and political divisions  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99161138912205899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleBlanchard's township map of Illinois : showing all the rail roads, stations and towns : being a complete shippers guide to the state with parts of Iowa and Missouri
Alternative TitleIllinois
CreatorBlanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904  
ScaleScale 1:760,320. 12 miles to 1 inch  
CoordinatesW 92°40ʹ--W 88°00ʹ/N 42°36ʹ--N 36°54ʹ
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)
PublisherBlanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904  
Date of Publication1869  
Extent1 map : hand color
Dimensions83 x 57 cm, folded to 13 x 8 cm
Notes
  • Drawn from plats of each county by official authority.
  • Copyright 1869.
  • Shows finished and proposed railroads, county lines and seats, towns, and townships.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year A.D. 1863 by R. Blanchard."
  • Inset: Topographical map : the colored portions of the map are below the level of Lake Michigan.
  • Includes table showing county populations in 1865, list of principal towns (towns with populations greater than 4,000), and notes.
Coverage-SpatialIllinois  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Administrative and political divisions  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99161138912205899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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