ALL ITEMS: 'Mullett--John


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5175One of the earliest obtainable maps of Detroit, MI by Mullett.DetailsMullett, John1831
Plan of Detroit by John Mullett 1830
Mullett, John
1831
LOC:10
$325.00Mullett--JohnPlan-of-Detroit-by-John-Mullett-1830Original fine steel-engraved cadastral map of Detroit, Michigan and one of the earliest obtainable maps of Detroit. The map of Detroit was issued by the US Government in their 'Report of Public Lands' for 1831. Excellent condition. One very interesting feature of the map is the small drawings of local buildings that pepper Mullett's map including the Catholic Church, the Old Market, the Capitol, the Penitentiary, and the U.S. Arsenal. <br></br> John Mullett's survey of 1830 is the first map made of Detroit after the Great Fire of 1805. After the fire Territorial Judge Augustus Woodward created a street plan modeled after Washington, D.C with diagonal streets that radiated like the spokes of a wheel. The downtown shows Judge Woodward's plan of the "Grand Circus", the Campus Martius, and the waterfront with new proposed construction shaded at bottom. <br></br> John Mullett (1786-1862) was a prominent Detroit surveyor. Mullett served as Deputy Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory from 1822 to 1849. Following Mullett's 1830 "Plan of Detroit" survey, he had two roads in Detroit named after him: Mullet Street (1835) and Catherine Street (1835). <br></br> Lacking the volume numbers and printer's attribution to Bowen and Co. that characterize the later edition of 1860, thus 1830. 21st Congress, 2nd Session, Washington, DC.
5212One of the earliest obtainable maps of Detroit, MI by Mullett.DetailsMullett, John1831
Plan of Detroit
Mullett, John
1831
LOC:10
$325.00Mullett--JohnPlan-of-DetroitOriginal fine steel-engraved cadastral map of Detroit, Michigan and one of the earliest obtainable maps of Detroit. Excellent condition. One of three documents related to Detroit issued by the U/S. Government in their 'Report of Public Lands' for 1831. <br></br> In this Plan of Detroit there are wider avenues extending over longer distances and many small streets are eliminated. This smaller version of John Mullett's Plan of Detroit labels Michigan Avenue as Michigan Grand Avenue and shows a different layout for buildings proposed to be built at the waterfront. Perhaps the most significant difference between the two maps is the street layout below Michigan Avenue, where Fort Shelby remains in place, and Washington Avenue is projected all the way to the waterfront. <br></br> John Mullett (1786-1862) was a prominent Detroit surveyor. Mullett served as Deputy Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory from 1822 to 1849. Following Mullett's 1830 "Plan of Detroit" survey, he had two roads in Detroit named after him: Mullet Street (1835) and Catherine Street (1835). <br></br> Lacking the volume numbers and printer's attribution to Bowen and Co. that characterize the later edition of 1860, thus 1830. 21st Congress, 2nd Session, Washington, DC.