Plates — this archive's own cartography
Plates this archive drew itself — figures made for its own articles, from its own data. Rights on these are the archive's to give. 75 objects, earliest first.
1840s1
1900s4
"James Jesse Strang, the Mormon King" — plate from A Child of the Sea (1905)1905 · Wikimedia Commons (per-file credit in the sidecar)
Font Lake, Beaver Island, where King Strang baptized his people" — plate (1905)1905 · Wikimedia Commons (per-file credit in the sidecar)
The Light House and Life Saving Station at Beaver Island Harbor" — plate (1905)1905 · Wikimedia Commons (per-file credit in the sidecar)
The old Mormon Printing Office, now the Gibson House, at Saint James" — plate (1905)1905 · Wikimedia Commons (per-file credit in the sidecar)
Undated70
Access and infrastructure of the Beaver Island archipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island access and infrastructureDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island coasts, harbors, and navigation contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
Beaver Island environmental detail — NortheastDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Beaver Island environmental detail — NorthwestDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Beaver Island environmental detail — SoutheastDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Beaver Island environmental detail — SouthwestDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Beaver Island geology and landformsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island land-survey contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); BLM Cadastral Survey / PLSS and BLM General Land Office Records; Michigan Geographic Framework PLSS; USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island land-survey detail — NortheastDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); BLM Cadastral Survey / PLSS and BLM General Land Office Records; Michigan Geographic Framework PLSS; USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island land-survey detail — NorthwestDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); BLM Cadastral Survey / PLSS and BLM General Land Office Records; Michigan Geographic Framework PLSS; USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island land-survey detail — SoutheastDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); BLM Cadastral Survey / PLSS and BLM General Land Office Records; Michigan Geographic Framework PLSS; USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island land-survey detail — SouthwestDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); BLM Cadastral Survey / PLSS and BLM General Land Office Records; Michigan Geographic Framework PLSS; USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island soils, wetlands, and terrainDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Beaver Island vegetation and land-cover contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island water systems and wetlandsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Beaver Island: the photograph over the shapeDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); aerial USDA NAIP 2022 (public domain); relief USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar (public domain); lake floor NOAA NCEI (public domain); inland soundings Michigan DNR Institute for Fisheries Research.
Beaver Island: the trailsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); relief USGS 3DEP 2018 1 m bare-earth lidar (public domain); 1986 continuation from USGS Beaver Island South 1:24,000 (public domain); waypoints transcribed from the Beaver Island Trail Map, rev. October 2015.
Charlevoix–Beaver Island ferry-route context (2019)Drawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).; U.S. DOT NTAD ferry-route geometry (2019).
Coasts, harbors, and navigation context of the Beaver Island archipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
Garden Island access and infrastructureDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Garden Island coasts, harbors, and navigation contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
Garden Island geology and landformsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Garden Island soils, wetlands, and terrainDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Garden Island vegetation and land-cover contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Garden Island water systems and wetlandsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Geology and landforms of the Beaver Island archipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
High Island access and infrastructureDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
High Island coasts, harbors, and navigation contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
High Island geology and landformsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
High Island soils, wetlands, and terrainDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
High Island vegetation and land-cover contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
High Island water systems and wetlandsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Hog Island access and infrastructureDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Hog Island coasts, harbors, and navigation contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
Hog Island geology and landformsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Hog Island soils, wetlands, and terrainDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Hog Island vegetation and land-cover contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Hog Island water systems and wetlandsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Land ownership and trailsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); protected areas from USGS PAD-US (public domain).
NOAA shoreline source context for Beaver and Garden Islands (1993)NOAA National Geodetic Survey CM-9303F vector shoreline (public domain); Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS 3DEP (public domain).
North Fox Island access and infrastructureDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
North Fox Island coasts, harbors, and navigation contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
North Fox Island geology and landformsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
North Fox Island soils, wetlands, and terrainDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
North Fox Island vegetation and land-cover contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
North Fox Island water systems and wetlandsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Population and housingDrawn from U.S. Census Bureau decennial and ACS series (public domain).
Pre-settlement vegetationDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); land cover circa 1800 from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (public domain).
Soils, wetlands, and terrain of the Beaver Island archipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
South Fox Island access and infrastructureDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
South Fox Island coasts, harbors, and navigation contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
South Fox Island geology and landformsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
South Fox Island soils, wetlands, and terrainDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
South Fox Island vegetation and land-cover contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
South Fox Island water systems and wetlandsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Strang-era toponymsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); names from USGS GNIS (public domain).
The Beaver Island ArchipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); terrain USGS 3DEP (public domain); bathymetry NOAA NCEI (public domain).
The gazetteer by eraDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); names from USGS GNIS (public domain).
The South End of Beaver IslandDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS 3DEP and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); NOAA NCEI bathymetry (public domain); BLM Cadastral Survey / PLSS and General Land Office records.
The south end trails, walked and mappedDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); relief USGS 3DEP 2018 1 m bare-earth lidar (public domain); walked tracks by M. Bommarito, 2024-25.
Trails of the Beaver Island archipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); relief USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar (public domain).
Vegetation and land-cover context of the Beaver Island archipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Water systems and wetlands of the Beaver Island archipelagoDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Whiskey Island access and infrastructureDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); PAD-US protected-area context and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Whiskey Island coasts, harbors, and navigation contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS GNIS, USGS 3DEP, and NOAA NCEI Great Lakes bathymetry (public domain).
Whiskey Island geology and landformsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); Michigan Geological Survey Quaternary and bedrock geology, glacial landsystems, critical dune areas, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Whiskey Island soils, wetlands, and terrainDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); SSURGO soils, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, USGS 3DEP, and National Hydrography Dataset (public domain).
Whiskey Island vegetation and land-cover contextDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS MRLC Annual NLCD and USGS 3DEP (public domain).
Whiskey Island water systems and wetlandsDrawn from the archive's own data in EPSG:3078. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Michigan EGLE hydric soils, and USGS 3DEP (public domain).