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Subject:        1852 Indiana
Date:   Tue, 6 Dec 2005
From:   Rich Green <[log in to unmask]>
To:     MAPS-L <[log in to unmask]>


Indiana: in Relation to its Geography, Statistics, Institutions,
County Topography, Etc.; with a Reference Index to and
Colton's Maps of Indiana (included)
Fisher, Richard S. M.D.,
J.H. Colton, New York, 1852

http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/1852_IN_index.html

This is a digitally reproduced version of Indiana: in Relation to its
Geography, Statistics, Institutions, County Topography Etc.; with a
Reference Index to Colton's Maps of Indiana, 1852.

Historians, genealogists and researchers of mid 19th century Indiana will
find the cartographic reference material in this book and its accompanying
maps invaluable. The 144 page book is a companion to the 6 segment series of
Colton's Maps of Indiana included on this CD. The book contains
topographical and historical profiles of the cities, towns and villages of
Indiana in 1852. Indiana places and place names, many of which no longer
exist in contemporary literature or on current maps, are identified and
discussed in this early Indiana resource.

Excerpts from the book advertisement:

This little book has been prepared to accompany COLTON'S MAPS OF THE STATE
OF INDIANA, and to illustrate the geography, statistics, and institutions of
that important portion of the American Union. The descriptions, though brief
and concise, embrace nevertheless a great mass of information useful not
only to the immigrant settler, but also to those who, from long residence in
the state, may be entitled to the distinguished title of "citizen." The
descriptive portions of the work have been chiefly compiled from the
publications of the most recent writers; but a large mass of information has
also been derived from the labors and inquiries of the publisher's agents,
and from numerous private sources, all of which has been incorporated. The
statistical matter is chiefly based on the census of 1850, the official
returns of the several departments of the federal and state governments, and
from the reports of companies incorporated within the state. Every available
source of accurate information, indeed, has been consulted, and the
publisher has no hesitation in saying that there is no other work on the
same subject, and within the same compass, that furnishes so much valuable
information as is contained herein...

...maps are engraved in the best style of art, and are colored in a handsome
manner. A REFERENCE INDEX, by the aid of which any place on the maps may be
readily found, is appended to this work.

New York, April 15, 1852

Table of Contents (40K PDF) pages are available for download:

http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/1852_IN_TOC.pdf

Colton's Maps of Indiana: The original full size map was engraved on six
plates, and when assembled was 66 x 48-inches in size. It contains the full
surveys in sections, the general topography of the state, the internal
improvements, and all the information usually found on the most elaborate
maps.

Insets: Michigan City * LaFayette * Logansport & West Logan * Terre Haute *
Indianapolis * Madison* Fort Wayne * New Albany * Jeffersonville, Louisville
and the Falls of the Ohio * Evansville and Lamasco City * Lawrenceburgh *
Vincennes * Richmond * South Bend.

To facilitate viewing and printing, this series of maps have been digitized
in a single image and reduced in size to approximately 33 x 24-inches at 300
dpi. The high resolution image has been converted to Adobe PDF and included
on this CD. The REFERENCE INDEX pages (105-123) may be utilized to locate
Indiana places and place names found on Colton's Maps of Indiana.

Sample map section (224K JPG) near Vincennes, Knox County:

http://www.historic-atlas-series.com/site_images/1852_sample_1.jpg

The Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view, zoom, pan and print from the PDF
images contained in this book; and is included free on each CD. No other
software is necessary. The data has been created and configured using Adobe
Acrobat for MS Windows (98, 98SE, XP, NT and 2000). The pages may be viewed
in earlier versions of the software as well; and with current versions of
the Adobe Reader on recent model Mac systems.

Happy Holidays,

Rich Green
Historic Atlas Series
19th Century Atlas Data:IA,IL,IN,KY,MI,MN,OH,PA,VA & WI
http://www.historic-atlas-series.com



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