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1887 Tunison Map of Michigan

Michigan-tunison-1887
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1887 Tunison Map of Michigan

Michigan-tunison-1887


Title


Tunison's Michigan.
  1887 (undated)     13.5 x 10.5 in (34.29 x 26.67 cm)

Description


This is a beautiful example of the 1887 Tunison map of Michigan. It covers the state of Michigan from Marquette to Monroe excluding the northwest part of the state. The map also covers parts of neighboring Wisconsin. A beautiful illustration of the state capitol is depicted near the top margin. The map is highly detailed with color coding at county level. Various towns, cities, rivers, roads, and various other topographical details are noted. Published as plate no. 62 in Tunison's Peerless Universal Atlas.

Cartographer


Henry Tunison (fl. c. 1886 – 1909) was a late 19th century American map publisher and businessman based in Illinois. Tunison published the Peerless Universal Atlas in various editions from 1886 to 1909. Unlike his competitors, the Rand McNally Company and George F. Cram, who printed low quality atlases using printed color, Tunison utilized old world publishing techniques and distinctively vivid hand color to drive the sales of his popular atlas. Because of this, Tunison’s maps, though late of period, remain desirable among collectors. Little is certain regarding Tunison’s early life; however, it may be one Henry Tunison whose family immigrated to Illinois from New Jersey in 1838. More by this mapmaker...

Source


Tunison, H., Tunison's Peerless Universal Atlas (Jacksonville, Illinois) 1887.    

Condition


Very good. Map of Indiana on verso.