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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 & the land donated to the state by the genl. govt. for the purpose of internal improvements / by J.M. Peck, John Messinger, and A.J. Mathewson

Description: 1852 version of a map first copyrighted in 1836 with several MS notes on railway routes and various boundaries. For a later edition of the map, see RB 254876. Submaps: Vicinity of Alton & St. Louis; Vicinity of Galena, the Lead Region and part of Wisconsin & Iowa. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Woodcut. Verso Text: MS note: Illinois 1852 81937.
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Date: 1852
Call number: 81937
Dimensions: 108 x 73 cm
Associated people: Messinger, John, (1771-1846.); Mathewson, A. J. (approximately 1825-); McLellan, David, (1789-1858.); Peck, John Mason,
Associated organizations: S. Stiles & Co.; J.H. Colton & Co.
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