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Indiana: in Relation to its Geography, Statistics, Institutions,
County Topography, Etc.; with a Reference Index to and
Colton's Maps of Indiana
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 vast amount of research 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 sayi!
ng 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/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. 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.
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Best Regards,
Rich Green
Historic Atlas Series
http://www.historic-atlas-series.com
19th century atlas data from IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MN, OH, PA, VA and WI