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METADATA INFORMATION: 
     METADATA LAST CHANGE DATE: 6/8/2005
GENERAL INFORMATION: 
              CITATION - TITLE: Michigan at Federal Census, 1840 
        BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION: MSU Map Library, 2005
             BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Outline map of county boundaries present during 1840 census.
      INTENDED USE/LIMITATIONS: Any use/no limitations
         DESCRIPTION - PURPOSE: Part of a set depicting county boundary changes between 1837 and 1890.
                  DATA VINTAGE: 1840 map information
           LAST FILE EDIT DATE: 6/8/2005
     ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TAG: Complete - new archived data file
         CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS: None
     EXPECTED UPDATE FREQUENCY: None planned
                THEME KEYWORDS: LAND; OWNERSHIP; COUNTY; BOUNDARY; HISTORIC; CHANGE
          GEOGRAPHIC AREA TYPE: State
       GEOGRAPHIC AREA NAME(S): Michigan
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - GENERAL: 
        SPATIAL REFERENCE TYPE: Vector CAD/GIS
           DATA OBJECT TYPE(S): Polygon (w/any associated text)
       DATA FILE/COVER NAME(S): 1840.shp (1840.jpg also available online)
           DATA FILE(S) FORMAT: (jpg also available online)
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - SPATIAL:
            REGISTERED TO BASE: Independent. Does not overlay a known base layer.
             COORDINATE SYSTEM: NAD_1983_Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Natural_Origin
     PLANAR DISTANCE/MAP UNITS: Meters
           HORIZONTAL ACCURACY: Not Applicable
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - ATTRIBUTE/NON-SPATIAL: 
       ATTRIBUTE DATA OVERVIEW: County boundaries
SOURCE and PROCESSING INFORMATION: 
            SOURCE(S) OVERVIEW: Digitized from Michigan Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
            SOURCE INFORMATION: 
                   SOURCE CITATION: Long, John H. and Sinko, Peggy Tuck. 1997. Michigan Atlas of Historical 
                                    County Boundaries. Simon & Schuster Macmillan: New York. p.299
               SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: Map of 1840 county boundaries was used as source.
AVAILABILITY and STATUS INFORMATION: 
       AVAILABILITY NOTES/FEES: Available to the public at no cost.
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE NAME: 1840.zip (or 1840.jpg)
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TYPE: PKZIP Version 2.0 or newer.
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE SIZE: 797 KB (122 KB- jpg)
CONTACT INFORMATION: 
           CONTACT INFORMATION: 
                      CONTACT TYPE: All Inquiries
                  PERSON and TITLE: Kathleen Weessies, Map Librarian
                      ORGANIZATION: Michigan State University Map Library
           MAILING STREET/P.O. BOX: 308 West Main Library
                              CITY: East Lansing
                             STATE: Michigan
                          ZIP CODE: 48824
                             PHONE: (517) 432- 6123 x249
                    E-MAIL ADDRESS: weessie2@msu.edu
              CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS: Email