Vegetation of Michigan circa 1800 : an interpretation of the general Land Office Surveys / by P.J. Comer and D.A. Albert ; cartography by M.B. Austin.

Between 1816 and 1856, Michigan was systematically surveyed by the General Land Office (GLO), which had been established by the federal government in 1785. The detailed notes taken by the land surveyors have proven to be a useful source of information on Michigan's landscape as it appeared prior to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Comer, Patrick J.
Corporate Author: Michigan. Wildlife Division
Other Authors: Albert, Dennis A.
Austin, M. B.
Language:English
Published: Lansing, Mich. : Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1998.
Subjects:
Phytogeography > Michigan > 20th century > Maps.
Maps.
Genre:
Maps.
Online Access:
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Local Note:
LM copies 1-3, map legend housed with map 1.
Physical Description:2 maps on 2 sheets : color ; 92 x 122 cm each + legend sheet (44 x 28 cm)
Cartographic Data:Scale 1:500,000 ;
Albers equal-area conic projection
(W 90°25ʹ--W 82°07ʹ/N 48°18ʹ--N 41°41ʹ).
Format: Map
Contents:
  • Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 1840-1856
  • Michigan's Lower Peninsula, 1816-1855.