https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse?tags=Surveyor+General&output=atom <![CDATA[Iowa Heritage Digital Collections]]> 2024-03-28T16:58:10+00:00 Omeka https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/76023 <![CDATA[Marion County: Township 75 North, Range 20 West, 5th Meridian]]> 2022-10-27T16:29:57+00:00

Title

Marion County: Township 75 North, Range 20 West, 5th Meridian

Description

The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.

Creator

Surveyor General's Office

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

Surveyed in 1847

Contributor

A. McMichael

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.

Format

This map is included in the Des Moines River Plat May book.

Type

Map

Coverage

1847-1849

Original Format

Map

Physical Dimensions

41 X 41 cm.

File Name

DSM_River_Plat_Book_T75NR20W5th_Marion.pdf

Digital item created

2015-04-08
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/76008 <![CDATA[Wapello County: Township 73 North, Range 13 West, 5th Meridian]]> 2022-10-27T16:32:02+00:00

Title

Wapello County: Township 73 North, Range 13 West, 5th Meridian

Description

The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.

Creator

Surveyor General's Office

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

Surveyed in 1843

Contributor

Alvin Burt, George Wallace Jones

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.

Format

This map is included in the Des Moines River Grant: Plat Map book.

Type

Map

Coverage

1843-1849

Original Format

Map

Physical Dimensions

41 X 41 cm.

File Name

DSM_River_Plat_Book_T73NR13W5th_Wapello.pdf

Digital item created

2015-04-08
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/75985 <![CDATA[Davis County: Township 69 North, Range 12 West, 5th Meridian ]]> 2022-10-27T16:34:51+00:00

Title

Davis County: Township 69 North, Range 12 West, 5th Meridian

Description

The Des Moines River Grant Plat Book is a collection of maps that were created between 1837-1851 and detail the land by county and township of the developing State of Iowa. Details show land ownership, depict the raw land and natural occurrences, and indicate societal movements of that time. The territory surveyed in the Des Moines River Grant Plat Book quantify the land below the forks of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers and the maps were sold by the State of Iowa to individuals per plat between the years of 1849-1857. Total amount of land surveyed with the grant equals 267,507.64 acres.

Creator

Surveyor General's Office

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

Surveyed in 1843

Contributor

William Dewey, George Wallace Jones

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Library of Iowa.

Format

This map is included in the Des Moines River Grant: Plat Map book.

Type

Map

Coverage

1843-1849

Original Format

Map

Physical Dimensions

41 X 41 cm.

File Name

DSM_River_Plat_Book_T69NR12W5th_Davis.pdf

Digital item created

2015-03-08
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