Plankarte der Deutschen Niederlassung

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Engelmann, George, 1809-1884
Hilgard, Theodor Erasmus, 1790-1873
Schott, Arthur, 1814-1875

Belleville (Ill.)

1830-1839

1830s map of German and American homes in the area east of Belleville, Illinois published in the German language newspaper Das Westland. The title translates to "Planning Map of the German Settlement: in St. Clair County Illinois, east of Belleville." It was published in Volume 1, Number 3 of Das Westland by the publishing company of Joseph Engelmann in Heidelberg. The map features the family names of many prominent St. Louis Germans such as George Engelmann, Theodore Hilgard, and Arthur Schott.

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