February 10, 1890 – Historian and map maker of early Iowa – A.T. (Alfred Theodore) Andreas dies.
Born in Amity, New York, A.T. Andreas moved to Dubuque during the 1850s where he taught school. Moving to Illinois in 1860, Andreas served the United States under General Sherman on the March to the Sea during the American Civil War. After the war, he returned to Iowa and settled in Davenport.
Setting to work on a document which still serves scholars of Iowa today, Andreas compiled a massive publication complete with maps, illustrations of early Iowa, and brief histories covering every corner of the Hawkeye state. After the success of the “1875 A.T. Andreas Illustrated Historical Atlas of Iowa,” he went on to compile similar documents for other states including Minnesota and Indiana.
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