Des Plaines, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1890–1901)

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Des Plaines, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1890–1901)

USGS historical topographic quadrangle of Des Plaines, Illinois, at 1:62,500 (15 x 15 minute). 8 editions: 1890, 1894, 1900, 1901. Shows terrain by contour lines, rivers and lakes, roads, railroads, towns and buildings.

Date: 1890–1901
Mapmaker / publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Place: Des Plaines, Illinois
Scale: 1:62,500
Collection: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
Archive: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
Type: USGS topographic map
Editions: 8
Footprint: 41.5° to 41.75° N, -88° to -87.75° E

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Reason: a USGS map: a work of the US government, not protected by copyright in the US (17 U.S.C. 105).

Read from: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection: maps made by the U.S. Geological Survey are US government works (17 U.S.C. 105).

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"Des Plaines, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1890–1901)" (1890–1901). U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection. Public domain. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a8a232fe4b00f54eb3bd6b4

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