1 10 1 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/581d96ad40f390fea5f4009f113f182e.pdf 60d29f9df133364d4a2cbac8d2e1d796 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Des Moines River Valley Plat Maps, 1836-1851 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 41 X 41 cm. File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. DSM_River_Plat_Book_T74NR17W5th_Mahaska.pdf Digital item created Date, person, institution, etc. - describing the digitized item. 2015-04-08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mahaska County: Township 74 North, Range 17 West, 5th Meridian Subject The topic of the resource Des Moines River Plat Map Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Surveyor General's Office Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Surveyed in 1844 & 1845 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Dewey, George Wallace Jones Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource This map is included in the Des Moines River Grant: Plat Map book. Type The nature or genre of the resource Map Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1844-1847 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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. Description An account of the resource 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of Iowa Deputy Surveyor William Dewey Des Moines River Des Moines River Plat Map Land Grant Mahaska County Survey Surveyor General George Wallace Jones Township 74 North Range 17 West