Michigan
PrinterPrinted by
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
(American, active 1841)
Date1841
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 5/8 x 23 3/8in. (70.2 x 59.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 29 1/8 x 24 3/4in. (74 x 62.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 29 1/2 x 25 1/4in. (74.9 x 64.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.222.15
DescriptionMap of the state of what is now Michigan and Lake Michigan, with parts of what is now Wisconsin, Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Erie. The boundary lines are marked with broken solid lines and pink watercolor. None of the places on the map are labeled; instead, there are numbers and letters, some marked with circles, that correspond with information in the key, published separately from the map. Natural features include elevation, depicted with shading, and rivers.
Label TextMichigan was only admitted to the Union in 1837, following a lengthy boundary dispute with Ohio, the so-called Toledo War. For giving up its Ohio land claims, Michigan was ceded the western two-thirds of the Upper Peninsula. This 1841 map, which was intended to be used in schools for the teaching of geography to students, includes a narrow strip of Wisconsin Territory, on the west side of Lake Michigan, as well as Michigan itself. Wisconsin would not become a state until 1848.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
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