Michigan Maps

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, chief hydrographer to the French Navy in Paris, engraved this large-format map of the Great Lakes in 1745, expanding on the smaller version he had produced just a...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. of Philadelphia issued this county map of Michigan and Wisconsin in 1860, the first state of the plate and part of the New General Atlas he...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. published this county map of Michigan and Wisconsin in Philadelphia in 1867, continuing the family publishing firm his father had built into one of America's most...

This detailed map of Wisconsin and large portions of Michigan was issued around 1850 by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, an English organization active from the 1830s...

Thomas Gamaliel Bradford issued this map of Michigan in 1838, engraved by G.W. Boynton for his An Illustrated Atlas, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical of the United States and the Adjacent...

Henry Schenck Tanner engraved this map of Michigan in 1836, issuing it as plate 25 in the first bound edition of his celebrated New Universal Atlas, one of the defining...

Joseph Meyer published this finely engraved map of Michigan in 1845 from his firm's headquarters in Hildburghausen, basing its geography on the American surveys of Henry Schenck Tanner from earlier...

Anthony Finley published this map of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, together with part of Michigan Territory, in Philadelphia in 1825, at a moment when the American Midwest was still visibly...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. issued this plan of Chicago in 1874 as plate 35 of Mitchell's New General Atlas, engraved by W.H. Gamble alongside contributions from the U.S. Coast Survey...

The George F. Cram Company issued this plan of Detroit in 1925 on page 307 of Cram's Unrivaled Atlas of the World, part of the same 182-map, 403-page reference that...

Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. issued this plan of Detroit in 1877 as plate 41 of Mitchell's New General Atlas, engraved by W.H. Gamble for the Philadelphia firm's eighty-three-map edition, which...

This map pairing St. Louis and Chicago was engraved by G.W. Colton and published in 1865 by J.H. Colton of New York, appearing in Colton's General Atlas during a brief...

S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. issued this plan of Milwaukee in 1874 as part of his New General Atlas, a Philadelphia-published volume notable for introducing the atlas's first large-format Kansas and...

The George F. Cram Company produced this map of Milwaukee for its 1925 Unrivaled Atlas of the World, the Chicago firm's flagship postwar publication, revised to carry the new international...

John F. Tinkham drew the original large-scale survey of Grand Rapids that H.F. Walling reduced and adapted for this 1873 sheet, published as part of the first-ever Atlas of the...

This map of Lake Superior and the northern part of Michigan was drawn by the civil and topographical engineer Ormando Willis Gray and published in 1874 by Stedman, Brown &...

This map of Michigan was drawn by G.W. Colton and published by J.H. Colton & Co. of New York, appearing within Colton's General Atlas, an engraved series renowned for the...

This map of Northern Michigan and Lake Superior was published in 1879 by Rand McNally & Co. of Chicago as a companion sheet to the firm's full state map of...

This map of Michigan was published in 1879 by Rand McNally & Co. of Chicago as part of the fourth edition of their Business Atlas, a reference work prized by...

This map of Michigan was published in 1875 by George Franklin Cram's Cram Atlas Company of Chicago and New York, part of the firm's New Commercial Atlas of the United...

This map of Michigan and Wisconsin was drawn by G.W. Colton with text by Richard Swainson Fisher and published in 1858 in Colton's Illustrated Cabinet Atlas and Descriptive Geography, an...

This map of Michigan and Wisconsin was produced by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. and published in 1865 by E.H. Butler & Co. as one of fifty-five state sheets in Mitchell's...

Ruth Taylor White drew this pictorial map of Michigan for Our U.S.A., A Gay Geography, a whimsical cartoon atlas published by Little, Brown, and Company in 1935 with text by...

Sidney Morse and Samuel Breese, working in New York, published this map of Michigan in 1845 as part of Morse's North American Atlas, issued by Harper & Brothers across nine...

George Franklin Cram, working from his Western Map Depot in Chicago, published this Rail Road and Township Map of Michigan in 1878 as part of his Standard American Atlas of...

Henry Darwin Rogers and Alexander Keith Johnston issued this States of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa sheet in 1857, published in London by Edward Stanford and engraved by W. & A.K....

Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr., working through Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. of Philadelphia, issued this Michigan and Wisconsin sheet in 1882, part of his New General Atlas published in 1886....

Henry S. Tanner, working out of Philadelphia, issued this Michigan sheet in 1841, included in the 1842 edition of his New Universal Atlas, the last he personally published after three...

This Michigan map is part of Asher & Adams' New Commercial, Topographical, and Statistical Atlas and Gazetteer of the United States, published in New York in 1874. By this point...

Published just a year after Michigan entered the Union as the 26th state, this 1838 map is part of Thomas G. Bradford's An Illustrated Atlas, issued by Weeks, Jordan &...

This is the New Rail Road and County Map of Michigan & Wisconsin, a map from Cram's Unrivaled Family Atlas of the World, copyrighted 1883 by George Franklin Cram and...

George F. Cram built his reputation in Chicago as one of the more prolific American mapmakers of the late nineteenth century, and the 1893 Columbian World's Fair Atlas represents some...

Journey into the heart of the late 19th century with this exquisitely detailed 1885 map of Michigan, which presents a rich portrayal of the state during a transformative period in...

Experience the turn-of-the-century aura of Frankfort Harbor with this 1904 Lake Michigan chart, presenting a waterfront tapestry where commercial schooners, fishing vessels, and passenger ferries once converged. Crisp pen lines...

Celebrate the spirit of the Great Lakes with this 1950 Michigan map, a finely detailed depiction of a state renowned for its diverse waterways, industrial vigor, and natural splendor. Meticulous...

Step into the past with this beautifully restored 1935 nautical chart of Kenosha Harbor and the Lake Michigan coastline. This vintage maritime map captures the historic shoreline of Wisconsin’s famed...

This 1986 nautical chart of Les Cheneaux Islands in Lake Huron provides an intricate look at one of Michigan’s most beautiful inland waterway systems. This historic chart details the numerous...

Explore the Great Lakes with this 1993 nautical chart covering Waugoshance Point to Seul Choix Point along the shores of Lake Michigan. Featuring detailed bathymetric depth soundings, coastal landmarks, and...

Experience the intricate waterway connections of Michigan’s historic Inland Route with this 1955 nautical chart, depicting the detailed navigation from Cheboygan to Crooked Lake. This meticulously restored map captures the...

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking scale and detail of the 1997 Nautical Chart of The Great Lakes. This stunningly detailed map covers the entirety of the Great Lakes system, from...

This stunning 1849 geological map of Isle Royale, located in Lake Superior, Michigan, presents an incredibly detailed depiction of the island’s topographical and mineral features. Originally created as part of...

This beautifully restored 1867 map of Lake Superior and Northern Michigan captures the vast geography and intricate waterways of this Great Lakes region. Detailing the Michigan Upper Peninsula, Isle Royale,...

This stunning antique map of Michigan and Wisconsin provides an intricate look into the county divisions, cities, and transportation routes of these two Great Lakes states. The fine craftsmanship of...