COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Butler Co., with Pontiac, Andover and Keighley, Kansas.
Obj Height cm:
65
Obj Width cm:
40
Scale 1:
140,800
Note:
Hand col. lithographed map with 3 insets. Shows townships, sections, quarter sections, rural structures, etc. " ... drawn by Mr. I.C. Thomas..." Certification dated 1886.
Full Title:
Butler Co., Kansas. (with) Pontiac ... (with) Andover ... (with) Keighley ... L.H. Everts & Co., publishers, Phila., Pa. (1887)
List No:
2818.119
Page No:
80-81
Series No:
129
Pub Date:
1887
Pub Title:
The official state atlas of Kansas compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations. Philadelphia. L.H. Everts & Co. 1887. (on verso of title page) Copyright, 1887, L.H. Everts & Co. (with view:) State Capitol, Topeka, Kan. Haskell & Wood, Arch's. F.F. Goist Sc.
Pub Reference:
Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, 13-1798; Phillips, 1710; Ristow. American maps and mapmakers, p. 441; LeGear. Atlases of the United States, LC 1368.
Pub Note:
Huge atlas, many maps and views, scarce. With 340 numbered pages (plus many unnumbered pages) of maps and views this must be the largest State Atlas published (Andreas' Iowa has 250 pages of maps and views). The views show the remarkable development of the state over two decades after the Civil War. Many large folding maps of cities are included. Bound in new burgandy cloth covered boards with "The Official Atlas Of Kansas 1887" stamped in gilt. Maps hand painted in full color.
Pub List No:
2818.000
Pub Maps:
295
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
2818119
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2005
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher:
L.H. Everts & Co.
Type:
Atlas Map
State/Province:
Kansas
County:
Butler County (Kan.)
City:
Andover (Kan.)
City:
Pontiac (Kan.)
Publication Author:
L.H. Everts & Co.
Pub Type:
State Atlas
Author:
Everts & Co.
Author:
L.H. Everts & Co.
Author:
Thomas, I. C.
Date:
1887
Butler Co., with Pontiac, Andover and Keighley, Kansas.
