1877 Mercer County Missouri Atlas Edwards Brothers Plat Maps Genealogy Antique

Illustrated Historical Atlas of Mercer County, Missouri. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Edwards Brothers of Missouri (General Office, 209 S. Fifth Street), 1877. Folio, approx. 14.5 x 17.5 inches. Hand-colored lithographed township plat maps with named landowners, town plats (Princeton, Ravanna, Somerset, Modena, Mill Grove, Goshen City, Half Rock), business directories, county history text, lithographic farm and residence views, and engraved portraits of prominent citizens. INCOMPLETE: lacking pages 0-8 (front matter, including the title page) and the U.S. and world maps. Several leaves torn or chipped with loss, including pages 25 and 31; numerous edge tears throughout. Old cellophane tape repairs present on multiple pages with associated staining. Covers heavily worn, soiled, and edge-frayed with bumped and exposed corners; spine rubbed. Foxing, staining, and toning throughout. Poor condition overall. A landmark Reconstruction-era county atlas documenting north-central Missouri just south of the Iowa line. The township maps name individual property owners section by section, making this an invaluable resource for genealogists and local historians researching Mercer County families and the towns of Princeton, Ravanna, Modena, Mill Grove, and Somerset (Cleopatra P.O.). Includes a detailed written history of the county, an early view of the Mercer County Court House at Princeton, and a plate depicting William Jewell College at Liberty. Despite its condition, the named-landowner plats and town directories remain a rich primary source for the region's settlement-era history. Satisfaction guaranteed or you can send it back.…