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Map of the country between Washington & Pittsburg refering to the contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its general route and profile, October 1826

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Title
Map of the country between Washington & Pittsburg refering to the contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its general route and profile, October 1826
Names
Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874 (Cartographer)
Harrison, D. R. (Engraver)
Harrison, William (Etcher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Place: Washington, D.C.?. :
Publisher: s.n.,
Date Issued: 1826
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-369 [Filed with U.S. 1826]
Topics
Washington (D.C.)
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Canals -- Maryland
Canals -- Pennsylvania
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.) -- Altitudes -- Charts, diagrams etc.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.) -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Route of canal highlighted in red.
Citation/reference: The mapping of Maryland 1590-1914, 23
Content: Includes elevation profile in 3 segments, and "Tranverse section of the canal."
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Statement of responsibility: reduced from the general map annexed to the report upon the comtemplated canal & drawn, by Lieut. Farley, U.S.A. ; etched by Wm. Harrison, Georgetown, D.C. ; letter'd by D.R. Harrison.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 44 x 64 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 32689905
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14963754
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 24ac8600-c52b-012f-d0a8-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1826: Place
  • 1874: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the country between Washington & Pittsburg refering to the contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its general route and profile, October 1826" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1826. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ede5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the country between Washington & Pittsburg refering to the contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its general route and profile, October 1826" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ede5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1826). Map of the country between Washington & Pittsburg refering to the contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its general route and profile, October 1826 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ede5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Map of the country between Washington & Pittsburg refering to the contemplated Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its general route and profile, October 1826