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| Title | Map of Indiana |
| Owning Institution | Indiana Historical Society |
| Alternative Title | First State Map of Indiana |
| Item ID | MapIndiana |
| Volume Number | Volume 1 (1778 to 1850) |
| Description | In 1816 mapmaker John Melish initiated a project to produce a map for each state and territory then in the Union. The Indiana map was the first one that Melish published, in 1817. It was also the first map of Indiana produced by anyone. Rapid arrival of white settlers in the state led Melish to revise the map soon thereafter. The revised version is the one shown here. The map clearly shows that the pattern of settlement in Indiana was from south to north. The map also includes the township and range system, county names and boundaries at the time, Indian treaty lines and Native American villages, the major white settlements, rivers and creeks, trails and roads, forts, portages between rivers, and springs. |
| Date | 1819 |
| Subject | Indiana--Maps
Indians of North America--Indiana--Maps
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| Creator | Melish, John, 1771-1822 |
| Geographic Location | Indiana |
| Source | Melish, John. Map of Indiana. Philadelphia: John Melish, [1819]. (IHS Map Collection: G4090 1819.M4) |
| Digital Collection Name | Nineteen's 19 |
| Digital Collection Number | DC 007 |
| Format of Original | Map |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Type | Image |
| Copyright Notice | Digital image © 2004. All Rights Reserved. |
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