Farmer's Map of Michigan, 1831
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This map shows Michigan Territory in 1831, six years before it became the 26th state. Michigan's population growth had been slow until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. The canal connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson River, greatly easing the movement of people and goods between Michigan and the big cities of the northeastern United States.
This map shows Michigan Territory in 1831, six years before it became the 26th state. Michigan's population growth had been slow until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. The canal connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson River, greatly easing the movement of people and goods between Michigan and the big cities of the northeastern United States.
Artifact
Map (Document)
Date Made
1831
Subject Date
1831
Creators
Place of Creation
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.8819
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in (cover)
Width: 3.25 in (cover)
Height: 30 in (map)
Width: 20 in (map)
Inscriptions
printed inside: The Emigrant's Guide; or, Pocket Gazetteer of the Surveyed Part of Michigan by John Farmer, 2nd edition, printed by B.D. Packard & Co., Albany, 1831, with colored folding map inscribed: AN IMPROVED MAP of the Surveyed Part of the Territory of MICHIGAN on a scale of 8 miles to an inch, By John Farmer. 1831. V. Balch and S. Stiles, Engravers, NY
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