Land ownership maps, a checklist of nineteenth century United States county maps in the Library of Congress Compiled by Richard W. Stephenson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division.

Contributor:

Wunsch, Aaron V., Former owner.

Stephenson, Richard W., 1930- compiler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--United States--History--19th century--Maps--Bibliography--Catalogs.

Land tenure.

Real property--United States--Maps--Bibliography.

Real property.

County government--Maps--Bibliography--Catalogs.

County government.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

xxv, 86 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1967.

Summary:

"This checklist records 1, 449 United States county land ownership maps in the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. Included are manuscript and printed maps, as well as photocopies of originals in other repositories. The list is accompanied by an essay tracing the historical development of the county land ownership map and a general index to county names, cartographers, surveyors, and publishers [...] Most of the maps cover an entire county or a major part of one ; a few embrace several counties [...] The five columns of the checklist include, respectively : 1) entry number ; 2) county name and date ; 3) author and/or surveyor ; 4) publisher and, if noted on the map, the place of publication ; and 5) natural scale and map size." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Bibliographical references included in "Footnotes" (p. xxiii-xxv)

Local Notes:

Athenaeum reference copy: From the Library of Aaron V. Wunsch.

OCLC:

1367048