Sterling, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1946–1948)

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Sterling, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1946–1948)

USGS historical topographic quadrangle of Sterling, Illinois, at 1:62,500 (15 x 15 minute). 3 editions: 1946, 1948. Shows terrain by contour lines, rivers and lakes, roads, railroads, towns and buildings.

Date: 1946–1948
Mapmaker / publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Place: Sterling, Illinois
Scale: 1:62,500
Collection: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
Archive: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
Type: USGS topographic map
Editions: 3
Footprint: 41.75° to 42° N, -89.75° to -89.5° 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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"Sterling, Illinois: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1946–1948)" (1946–1948). U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection. Public domain. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a8a2443e4b00f54eb3bec06

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