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- Map, "Handy Pocket Map of the City of Detroit Michigan" published by P.B. Williams in 1888. The map shows downtown Detroit, with circles emanating from Campus Martius in half mile increments out to 4 miles. The map is bound to the west by Artillery Street, to the south by the Detroit River, to the east by Cadillac Boulevard, and to the North by Williams Street. Red lines highlight some of the major streets and avenues.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Map of the City of Detroit, published by Silas Farmer & Company in 1899 for the Eighteenth Christian Endeavor International Convention, which took place in the Detroit on July 5-10, 1899. The map is a fold-out map enclosed in a red booklet. In addition to the fold-out map, the booklet contains sixteen pages of "Condensed Information and Helpful Hints" for use at the convention, including instructions for registering for the convention, tips for navigating the city and an index for the booklet. The back of the booklet features an advertisement for the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co. Badge from this convention is located in objects, 2018.011.033 CRC 8-10-2
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Detroit's Western Suburbs, 1892." The map is printed in black ink on white paper and shows an area of land located west of Livernois Avenue which includes portions of Springwells Township and Ecorse Township adjacent to the Rouge River. The map includes streets, street names, property lines, lot numbers, railroads, rivers and streams, and some company names. The map details were "compiled from actual surveys & records by Mason L. Brown, Civil Engineer & Surveyor, 22 & 23 Hodges Street, Detroit, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One street map entitled "R. L. Polk & Co.'s Map of the City of Detroit, Michigan." The map is printed in black on slightly yellowed paper at an approximate scale of 2.5 inches = 1 mile. It shows streets, street names, city and township boundaries, section numbers, streetcar routes, and railroads. The map was printed by "R. L. Polk & Company" and is dated 1913. An alphabetical listing of streets is shown along the bottom of the map.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Map entitled "Ohio, Michigan and Indiana" by Young & Dellecker. The map is printed in black text on slightly yellowed paper. It shows the major lakes and rivers of the three states and immediate surrounding areas as well as the main towns and forts. Several of the rivers are delineated in narrow yellow and red lines. The map title is shown in a box in the lower right corner and a bar scale is shown at the center near the lower edge. Lines of latitude and longitude are shown across the map and are labeled along the perimeter.
- Date Issued:
- 1826-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One street map of Detroit and Eastern Wayne County that was published by the Topping-Sanders Company. The multicolor map is printed on paper at an approximate scale of 1.5 inches = 1 mile. It shows streets, street names, city and township boundaries, section numbers, railroad and streetcar lines, and the locations of new residential subdivisions in Detroit. Two inset advertisements in the upper corners promote real estate developments by "Paterson Bros. & Co." A large note in the lower left corner of the map shows "Our Prophesy - Detroit, a Million and a Half in 1925." The map was "compiled and drawn by Wm. Sauer."
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Map of St. Clair Flats, Michigan" that was "surveyed and drawn by Wm. C. Sauer, C.E. [Civil Engineer], 1897." The map is shown at a scale of 1:25,000 and is printed in black ink on white paper. Land areas are colored white and pale yellow. Water areas are colored pale green. The map provides a simple depiction of the islands, bays, and channels in the St. Clair Flats region at the lower end of the St. Clair River. Principal named islands include "Herson [Harsen's] and Stromness [Dickinson] Islands. Named channels include the Snibora, North, Middle, South, and Ship Channels. Small printed text along the South Channel shows the names of principal landowners and establishments such as the Old Club, Star Island Hotel, St. Clair Island Hotel, Joe Bedore's, and Muir's. A small inset map on the left side shows the St. Clair Flats and vicinity. Printed text in the lower right corner shows "Wm. C. Sauer, Civil Engineer and Map Publisher, 318 Fort St. West, Detroit, Mich." and "Copyright W.C. Sauer, 1897."
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Map, "La Riviere Du Detroit Depuis le Lac Sainte Claire jusqu'au Lac Erie," published by Jacques Nicholas Bellin in 1764. The map, printed in French, shows the Detroit River, the northern portion of Lake Erie, the southern portion of Lake St. Clair, and surrounding land. An inset at lower right shows the "Plan Du Fort Du Detroit," with roads and some buildings labeled. The shoreline along the Detroit River is colored in yellow and green, and the buildings on the plan of Fort Detroit are colored in brick red.
- Date Issued:
- 1764-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Map of Michigan Roads." The map is printed in black ink on white paper and has yellow lines to highlight county boundaries. The map area covers the lower portion of the Lower Peninsula of the state from Saginaw Bay southward. It shows county and section boundaries, major cities and towns, lakes, and roads. Different line types are used to indicate the quality of road which is indicated as "Gravel," "Clay & Dirt," or "Unknown." Printed text beneath the title indicates that the map was drawn by "John F. Nellist, Grand Rapids, 1897."
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Map titled "Diagram of the State of Michigan," showing the districts embraced in Contracts for Subdivisions North of Grand and Saganaw Rivers in 1849. The title block is featured on the lower left corner of the map, and also states that "The Townships marked R.S. have been Re-surveyed. The districts bounded by shaded lines, with names of Deputies within them show the Sub-divisions now under Contract." Handwritten text below that reads "Surveyor General's Office, Detroit, Nov. 5, 1849. Lucius Lyon, Surveyor General." Printed text on the bottom left edge of the map reads "P.S. Duval's Steam lith. Press Philad."
- Date Issued:
- 1849-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
