Map 16 Resources

Books and articles

Conzen, Michael P. "The County Landownership Map in America: Its Commercial Development and Social Transformation, 1814-1939." Imago Mundi, vol. 36 (1984), pp. 9-31.
Conzen, Michael P. "North American County Maps and Atlases." In From Sea Charts to Satellite Images: Interpreting North American History through Maps. Ed. David Buisseret. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. Pp. 186-211.
Conzen, Michael P. "The All-American County Atlas: Styles of Commercial Landownership Mapping and American Culture." In Images of the World: The Atlas through History. Ed. John A. Wolter and Ronald E. Grim. Washington: Library of Congress, 1997. Pp. 331-65.
Conzen, Michael P., James R. Akerman, and David T. Thackery. Illinois County Landownership Map and Atlas Bibliography and Union List. Springfield: The Illinois Cooperative Collection Management Coordinating Committee, The Illinois Board of Higher Education, 1991.
Thrower, Norman J. W. "The County Atlas in the United States." Surveying and Mapping, vol. 21, no. 3 (1961), pp. 365-73.
Woodward, David, ed. Five Centuries of Map Printing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975.

Supplemental Images

Maps

  • Sectional Map of Menard County, Illinois. "Sectional Map of Menard County, Illinois." In Illustrated Atlas Map of Menard County, Illinois, (Edwardsville, Ill: W.R. Brink & Co., 1874). Newberry Library call number +F896565.
  • Township 18 North Range 6 West. "Township 18 North Range 6 West." In Illustrated Atlas Map of Menard County, Illinois, (Edwardsville, Ill: W.R. Brink & Co., 1874). Newberry Library call number +F896565.

maps showing historical growth of Illinois by counties

  • Illinois in 1822. Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Illinois. Carey and Lea, 1822. Newberry Library call number: Fitzgerald map 4F G4100 1822 .C3.
  • Illinois in 1838. Illinois. [Boston]: T. G. Bradford, 1838. Newberry Library call number: map 2F G4100 1838 .B7 state 1.
  • Illinois in 1866. United States General Land Office. Map of the State of Illinois. Philadelphia: Bowen and Company, 1866. Newberry Library call number: Fitzgerald map 4F G4101 1866 .U5.

Supplemental Texts

  • Biography of Jonathan Miller. From the Illustrated Atlas Map of Menard County, Illinois, (Edwardsville, Ill: W.R. Brink & Co., 1874). Newberry Library call number +F896565.
  • Sketch of Athens. From the Illustrated Atlas Map of Menard County, Illinois, (Edwardsville, Ill: W.R. Brink & Co., 1874). Newberry Library call number +F896565.
  • Township/Range Business Profiles (Township 19, Range 6; Township 17, Range 7; Township 18, Range 6). Selections from the Illustrated Atlas Map of Menard County, Illinois, (Edwardsville, Ill: W.R. Brink & Co., 1874). Newberry Library call number +F896565.

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