This is a Public Land Survey System Map. The system was developed through the Land Ordinance of 1785 after the American Revolution to help retrieve losses from the the war. The PLSS evolved again during the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. This rectangle survey was created to show and assist in the transfer of ownership of land. The PLSS was developed after the original 13 colonies, which are set up on a metes and bound system.
This map is found at:
http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/boundaries/a_plss.html#two
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