Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana: Maps of Indiana Counties in 1876: Together with the Plat of Indianapolis and a Sampling of Illustrations Book

The Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana (1876) was one of the number of state atlases published in the 1870s and 1880s. By the middle of the century new techniques for reproducing maps together with the low cost of paper had stimulated the production of county maps especially in the Middle West. The county atlases formed the groundwork for a state atlas. A partial reprinting of the Indiana atlas, Maps of Indiana Counties in 1876 reproduces the county maps, the plat of Indianapolis, and some of the illustrations. Each map includes the county seat, townships, railroad lines, communities, churches, creeks, rivers, lakes, and major landholders and businesses at that time.