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- Description:
- One "Map of Detroit, Published by H. Arthur & Co., 170 S. Clinton Street, Chicago, Ill." The map is printed in red and black ink on white paper and shows streets, street names, railroads, and streetcar lines in the city limits. Semicircles mark 1, 2, 3, and 4 miles distances from downtown. Index numbers are shown along the right edge of the map and letters are shown along the lower edge which correspond to street names that are shown on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Eight panel folded Detroit United Lines interurban streetcar service map. The interior shows a map of routes for southern Michigan and parts of Ohio. The verso is printed with a map of lines in downtown Detroit, a notice of new rates effective August 12, 1925, and general information about Detroit United Lines.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Map. "Map of Ohio and the settled parts of Michigan. 1833" Published by A. Finley Philadelphia and engraved by J.H. Young. Vignette at the bottom of the map "Profile of the Ohio and Erie Canal." Separate black leather hard-cover entitled "Ohio & Michigan".
- Date Issued:
- 1833-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One street map of Detroit and Eastern Wayne County that was printed by the Federal Lithograph Company of Detroit. The multicolor map is printed on white paper at a scale of 1.2 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 and industrial sites in Dearborn and southwest Detroit. Several tables along the left side of the sheet give statistics on population growth, projected city boundaries in 1930, and leading industries. The map features residential developments of the "Glover Watson Organization" and the company name appears prominently in several inset advertisements across the map.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One topographic map entitled "A Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America." The map was originally published by Lewis Evans of Philadelphia in 1755 and was updated by Thomas Pownall. This updated version was printed by J. Almon of Piccadilly, London, England, and is dated March 25, 1776. The map area covers the Atlantic coast of North America from Norfolk and Cape Henry, Virginia, northward to the Passamaquoddy River, Maine. The map area extends westward to Fort Detroit (Fort Pontchartrain) and southwestern Ohio. A small inset map extends the area of coverage to the Mississippi River. Map details are drawn in black ink on slightly yellowed paper with green ink being used to show colony boundaries. Map information includes towns and forts, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, Indian tribal regions, and travel distance tables as well as lines of latitude and longitude. Township names are listed for the colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
- Date Issued:
- 1776-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One "Map of the City of Detroit, Showing Fire Limits, Paved Streets & Sewers." The map is printed in black, red, blue, and pale green ink on white paper. Blue lines indicate paved streets, red lines indicate sewer lines, and the pale green areas shows fire service limits. Street names are also shown as well as ward numbers and railroad lines. The names of former ribbon farm owners are shown along the top of the map. The map was "Compiled by Eugene Robinson, City Surveyor," in 1873.
- Date Issued:
- 1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Belle Isle Illustrated - A Descriptive Map and Guide." The map is printed in black, blue, and green ink on white paper and shows a plan view of the island. Roads, lakes, canals, and wooded areas are shown along with the locations of park amenities and various sites of interest. Seventeen small black and white pictures of the island and shown along the top and bottom edges and printed text in the lower right corner gives some history of the island. Several company advertisements are shown on the verso. The map was prepared at a scale of 1 inch = 720 feet by the "Silas Farmer & Co., 31 Monroe Ave., cor. Farmer St., Detroit" and is dated 1895. Separated is the accompanying soft-cover of the map entitled "Belle Isle Illustrated. A Descriptive Map and Guide Published By Silas Farmer & Co. Detroit." compliments of Union Trust Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Guide Map of the City of Detroit." The map is printed in black ink on white paper and shows streets, street names, lots, lot numbers, address numbers at block corners, churches, ward numbers and boundaries, city boundaries, streetcar lines, and railroad lines. An alphabetical list of street names is also shown along with a list of recent street name changes. In addition, the names of former ribbon farm owners (with private claim numbers) are shown along the shoreline of the Detroit River. The map was "Published by Silas Farmer & Co., 31 Monroe Ave., corner Farmer St., Detroit," and is dated 1886.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Wards and Election Districts - City of Detroit. The map is printed in black, blue, and red ink and shows city streets along with ward and election district boundary lines and numbers. Although a symbol key is not given, it appears that ward boundary lines and numbers are shown in red ink and election district boundary lines and numbers are shown in blue ink. The map was "compiled by Eugene Robinson" and is dated 1881. It was printed by the Calvert Lithograph Company of Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One reproduction map entitled "Tourist's Pocket Map of Michigan Exhibiting Its Improvements." The map is printed in black ink on slightly yellowed paper and shows counties, cities, towns, roads, lakes, and major rivers. Lines of latitude and longitude are shown with the lines of longitude being shown relative to Washington, D.C. A small inset map in the upper right corner shows "The North West Part of Michigan." A table of steamboat routes and distances is shown along the right edge. The map is drawn at an approximate scale of 1 inch = 22 miles. Printed text beneath the title shows "Roads, Distances & c. by J. H. Young, Philadelphia; Published by S. Augustus Mitchell." Printed text in the lower left corner shows "Reproduced by Beurmann-Marshall, Inc., Lansing, Michigan," and was probably printed c.1957.
- Date Issued:
- 1839-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
