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Sectional Map of Iowa . . . Compiled from U.S. Surveys and Personal Reconnaissance, 1856
Published in 1856, this state map of Iowa was printed by J. H. Colton, one of the leading map publishers of the mid-nineteenth-century. In addition to depicting counties, townships, and sections of land for future development, this map details the routes of sixteen railroads that connected thirty-two cities within the state of Iowa. Several commercial advertisements are found on this map, including one for the exchange of gold and silver for land claims within the state. |