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Map - Plan Topographique du Détroit et des eaux qui forment la jonction du Lac Erié avec le Lac St. Clair [Topographic plan of Detroit and the waters which form the junction of Lake Erie with Lake St. Clair]
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Plan Topographique du Détroit et des eaux qui forment la jonction du Lac Erié avec le Lac St. Clair
[Topographic plan of Detroit and the waters which form the junction of Lake Erie with Lake St. Clair]

One map reprint entitled "Plan Topographique du Détroit et des eaux qui forment la jonction du Lac Erié avec le Lac St. Clair [Topographic plan of Detroit and the waters which form the junction of Lake Erie with Lake St. Clair]." The map is printed in black ink on tan paper and shows the topography along both banks of the Detroit River from Lake Erie to Lake St. Clair. Map details and inset drawings have been hand colored with watercolor paint. The names of principal islands, rivers, and settlements are shown. Numbered land parcels are shown along the river in the vicinity of Detroit and adjacent tables list the names of the corresponding landowners. Water depths are shown in "pieds" (feet) for most areas of the river. The map was originally drawn under the direction of French Gen. George Henry Victor Collot in 1798. A note near the bottom of the reprint shows "Drawn from a copy in the 'Burton Collection' at Detroit, Michigan, by F. Leesemann & M. A. Heinze, Draftsmen, U. S. Engineer Office, Detroit, Mich."

Date
c.1940
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Extent of Description
28.5" x 39.5"
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Topographic Plans, Detroit River, Ribbon Farms
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