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In addition to featuring maps of individual states (such as the map of Vermont), Carey added maps of newly organized territories in his atlases. For example, this map depicts part of southeastern Ohio divided into seven ranges of six-mile-square townships, many of which were further subdivided into one-mile-square sections. This was the beginning of America’s rectangular survey system, which became the standard practice for surveying and selling lands in the public lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. Americans, speculators and settlers alike could use maps like this one to determine which parcels of land were available for purchase.
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Document identity
localId
3f4630054
label
Plat of the seven ranges of townships being part of the territory of the United States n.w. of the Ohio River which by a late act of Congress are directed to be sold
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
3f4630054
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plat of the seven ranges of townships being part of the territory of the United States n.w. of the Ohio River which by a late act of Congress are directed to be sold
description
In addition to featuring maps of individual states (such as the map of Vermont), Carey added maps of newly organized territories in his atlases. For example, this map depicts part of southeastern Ohio divided into seven ranges of six-mile-square townships, many of which were further subdivided into one-mile-square sections. This was the beginning of America’s rectangular survey system, which became the standard practice for surveying and selling lands in the public lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. Americans, speculators and settlers alike could use maps like this one to determine which parcels of land were available for purchase.
date
["[1800]"]
year
1800
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004565
creators
Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789
Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789
Barker, W. (William), active 1795-1803
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Land grant--Ohio--Maps
Ohio--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
Ohio
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Ohio
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Philadelphia]
publisher
[Mathew Carey]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
40
schema:longitude
-80.8333
extent
1 map ; 62 x 34 cm
notes
In upper left: 46.
Map 46 in his Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1800.
This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.html?mapId=92.
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no
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3f4630054
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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e4c4b7e9ee12b81b