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Map of Illinois River bottoms showing levee districts : to accompany the report of Alvord & Burdick, engineers, Chicago

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Title
Map of Illinois River bottoms showing levee districts : to accompany the report of Alvord & Burdick, engineers, Chicago
Contributor
  • Alvord, John W. (John Watson), 1863-1943  
  • Burdick, Charles B. (Charles Baker), 1874-1955  
Scale
Scale [ca. 1:1,200,000]  
Place of Publication
Springfield (Ill.)
Publisher
Illinois state journal  
Date of Publication
1915  
Extent
5 maps on 1 sheet
Dimensions
sheet 41 x 43 cm, folded to 21 x 13 cm
Notes
  • Likely published by Illinois state journal.
  • Likely published 1915.
  • Published in: Report of the Rivers and Lakes Commission on the Illinois River and its bottom lands / John W. Alvord and Charles B. Burdick. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Journal Co., 1915.
  • Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • "Figure 21."
  • Indexed to district names.
  • Includes note.
  • Showing area subject to flood in 1904 -- Restriction of flood channel in 1908 -- Conditions in 1913 -- Conditions at present with districts under construction completed -- Conditions when all districts now projected are completed."
Coverage-Spatial
Illinois River Valley (Ill.)  
Language
English
Subject
  • Levee districts  
  • Flood control  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99399318912205899
Collection Title
River Maps
Collection
River Maps
TitleMap of Illinois River bottoms showing levee districts : to accompany the report of Alvord & Burdick, engineers, Chicago
Contributor
  • Alvord, John W. (John Watson), 1863-1943  
  • Burdick, Charles B. (Charles Baker), 1874-1955  
ScaleScale [ca. 1:1,200,000]  
Place of PublicationSpringfield (Ill.)
PublisherIllinois state journal  
Date of Publication1915  
Extent5 maps on 1 sheet
Dimensionssheet 41 x 43 cm, folded to 21 x 13 cm
Notes
  • Likely published by Illinois state journal.
  • Likely published 1915.
  • Published in: Report of the Rivers and Lakes Commission on the Illinois River and its bottom lands / John W. Alvord and Charles B. Burdick. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Journal Co., 1915.
  • Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • "Figure 21."
  • Indexed to district names.
  • Includes note.
  • Showing area subject to flood in 1904 -- Restriction of flood channel in 1908 -- Conditions in 1913 -- Conditions at present with districts under construction completed -- Conditions when all districts now projected are completed."
Coverage-SpatialIllinois River Valley (Ill.)  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Levee districts  
  • Flood control  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99399318912205899
Collection TitleRiver Maps
CollectionRiver Maps

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