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GENERAL INFORMATION: CITATION - TITLE: 'A New Map of Michigan with its Canals, Roads & Distances' BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Early transportation map for Michigan DATA VINTAGE: Map circa 1853 LAST FILE EDIT DATE: 5/17/01 GEOGRAPHIC AREA NAME(S): Michigan TECHNICAL INFORMATION - GENERAL: SPATIAL REFERENCE TYPE: Bitmap/ Raster Image DATA FILE/COVER NAME(S): mi1853m.jpg, mi1853l.jpg, mi1867t.jpg DATA FILE(S) FORMAT: Scanned map/ JPEG TECHNICAL INFORMATION - SPATIAL: REGISTERED TO BASE: Not Applicable COORDINATE SYSTEM: Latitude/Longitude PLANAR DISTANCE/MAP UNITS: Not Applicable HORIZONTAL ACCURACY: Not Applicable TECHNICAL INFORMATION - ATTRIBUTE/NON-SPATIAL: ATTRIBUTE DATA OVERVIEW: Location of Michigan counties, canals and roads circa 1853 SOURCE and PROCESSING INFORMATION: SOURCE(S) OVERVIEW: Original map published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. No. 253 Market Street, Philadelphia PROCESSING STEPS/NOTES: Map scanned at 600 dpi for thumbnail image (Tiff files at 600 dpi are available through the map library on CD.) Large image was reduced to 300 dpi in Adobe Photoshop and medium image was created by reducing the size of the large image. AVAILABILITY and STATUS INFORMATION: AVAILABILITY NOTES/FEES: Available online. For higher resolution image, contact the map library. No fees involved. ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE NAME: mi1853t.jpg, mi1853m.jpg, mi1853l.jpg
http://maps.lib.msu.edu/mapscan/MiJPEGs/mi1853l.jpg. CONTACT INFORMATION: CONTACT INFORMATION: CONTACT TYPE: All Inquiries PERSON and TITLE: Kathleen Weessies, Map Librarian ORGANIZATION: Michigan State University Map Library MAILING STREET/P.O. BOX: 308 West Main Library, MSU CITY: East Lansing STATE: Michigan ZIP CODE: 48824 PHONE: 517.884.0849 E-MAIL ADDRESS: weessie2@msu.edu CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS: Email