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Antique rare maps of Michigan





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1859 - Michigan

  • $9.99

Flawless example of Colton's map of Michigan, colored by county, showing towns, roads, railroads, lakes, rivers, etc. Beautiful decorative border.


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1859 - Lake Superior and the Northern Part of Michigan

  • $14.99

Detailed map of the region, colored by counties and showing towns, townships, rivers, lakes, etc. Still no railroad service. JH Colton was one of the pre-eminent American map publishing firms in the mid-19th Century.


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1861 - County Map of Michigan and Wisconsin

  • $14.99

Attractive map of Michigan and Wisconsin, published by SA Mitchell Jr. The map is colored by counties. Shows early railroads, proposed railroads, towns, rivers, Indian region, etc. Decorative floral border.


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1865 - (Northern Michican -- Cheboygan to Mullet Lake)

  • $14.99

Finely drafted map of part of Cheboygan County in northern Michigan, likely drafted by a local surveyor. Place names include: Village of Cheboygan Township of Benton Township of Duncan Township of Grant Township of Inverness Information on...


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1870 - City Map of Adrian Published by Everts & Stewart. Drawn and Compiled By Frank Krause, C.E. Ann Arbor, Mich.

  • $14.99

Detailed cadastral map of Adrian Michigan. The map shows wards, subdivisions, railroads, streets, etc.


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1870 - Detroit in 1820, With View of Walk-In-The-Water

  • $9.99

Fine example of this rare early view of Detroit, published in Detroit by Corrie's Detroit Lithographic Office, based upon a painting from 1820. This is one of the earliest birdseye views of Detroit we have seen.


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1871 - Post Route Map of The States of Michigan and Wisconsin with Adjacent Parts of Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa and Minnesota Designed and Constructed Under the Orders of Postmaster General John A.J. Cresswell Second Assistant Postmaster General Giles A. Smith..

  • $29.99

Superb and very rare official post route map of Michigan and Wisconsin from 1871. The map shows all of Michigan and Wisconsin, with coverage to adjacent areas including Chicago, the Twin Cities, and Toledo. The map differentiates between seven kinds...


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1878 - New Railroad & Township Map of MIchigan. Published By Nelson Bros. & Co., Jobbers of Staionery, Wall Paper, Cloth and Paper Curtain . . . Grand Rapids, Mich.

  • $14.99

A Michigan Rarity Rare separately published pocket map of Michigan, published by Nelson Bros. & Co. of Grand Rapids Michigan. The map licensed from George F. Cram of Chicago, as noted in the copyright to the left of the title, dated 1878. Cram...


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1879 - Cram's Rail Road & Township Map of Michigan. Published By Geo. F. Cram Proprietor of the Western Map Depot… 1879

  • $14.99

Cram's rare 1879 railroad map of Michigan, based on his first edition of 1875. Michigan prospered after the Civil War, with the lumber, dairy, and railroad industries taking off. This map reflects the booming economy, as the railroads stretched across...


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1882 - County & Township Map of the States of Michigan and Wisconsin

  • $14.99

Detailed map of Michigan and Wisconsin, hand-colored by counties. The map was published in S.A. Mitchell Jr.'s New General Atlas, one of the most popular American atlases of the second half of the 19th century.


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1884 - Plan of the City of Detroit

  • $14.99

Detailed map of the city of Detroit, hand colored by wards. Shows the Michigan Central RR and Depot, Detroit & Milwaukee RR and Depot, Michigan Exchange, Biddle House, Post Office, Masonic Hall, Board of Trade, Water Works, Harper Hospital,...


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1892 - Map of Bay City (Michigan)

  • $14.99

Detailed map of Bay City, Michigan, from George Cram's Family Atlas. The maps shows streets, buildings, train lines, public places, rivers etc. Cram was one of the pre-eminent American Mapmakers of the late 19th Century, relying upon a cerographic...


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1893 - R. L. Polk & Co.'s Map of The City of Detroit Michigan 1893

  • $14.99

Scarce promotional map of the City of Detroit, advertising for EC Van Husan Real Estate (219 Hammond Building). This is apparently the first state of the map--F.B. Streeter also notes an edition of 1894. Oriented with north toward the upper right....


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1893 - Map and Street Guide of the City of Grand Rapids Published By Geo. L. Edloff

  • $14.99

Advertising city map promoting Nelson Matter & Co. Furniture and The Reed Engraving Company on the outside and George M. Smith Safe Co and Crozier Bros' Shoes on the map. This is the first map of Grand Rapids we have handled.


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1902 - Map of Detroit Published By Silas Farmer & Co. / Map of Suburban Railways in Southeastern Michigan

  • $14.99

Scarce map of Detroit, with a transit map of Southeastern Michigan on the verso, published by Silas Farmer & Co. The map is printed in black, red, green, and blue ink on white paper and shows streets, street names, railroad lines, streetcar lines,...


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1948 - [Kensington Metropolitan Park / Kent Lake] Scouting To Adventure Gold Rush of '48 Detroit Area Council Boy Scouts of America . . . 1948

  • $14.99

A Gold Rush Themed Scouting Retreat in 1948 Pictorial map of the Kensington Metropark area of Kent Lake, prepared in conjunction with the Detroit area Boy Scouts of America regional council, June 25, 26 and 27, 1948. The map provides a lively image...