This fascinating print block uses an etched copper sheet to replicate the first plat map of Iowa City, drawn by L. Hudson in 1839. An area of approximately one square mile adjacent to the Iowa River includes one hundred surveyed blocks, with designated locations for an (eventual) capital, parks, and a quarry. The block was used to print the map in the February 1967 issue of the Palimpsest, a monthly publication of the State Historical Society of Iowa. Sources: Press-Citizen; Our Iowa Heritage; University of Iowa (Digitized Palimpsest magazine)
