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Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal: illustrating the position taken by William J. McAlpine, C.E., in his Annual Report as State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, 1853

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Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal

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Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal: illustrating the position taken by William J. McAlpine, C.E., in his Annual Report as State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, 1853
Names
Vaughan, David, active 1849-1864 (Creator)
McAlpine, William J. (William Jarvis) (Associated name)
Gavit, John E., 1817-1874 (Lithographer)
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Maps of North America

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United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Place: Albany, N.Y.?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5092
Topics
Canals -- United States
Railroads -- United States
Canals
Railroads
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: David Vaughan, scrip.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: From New York State Engineer & Surveyor on the Canals. Annual Report ... Transmitted ... Feb. 9, 1854.
Content: Description derived from Library of Congress's Railroad maps of the United States published bibliography.
Additional physical form: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 52 x 65 cm
Description
Outline map of the eastern half of the United States showing canals, finished railroads, railroads in progress of construction and proposed lines. Trade areas are indicated by line symbols and added yellow and red color.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 98688357
RLIN/OCLC: 43589476
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643899
Other local Identifier: US010.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d8590d80-8028-0133-d547-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fa36ae0-8029-0133-1d54-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fa36ae0-8029-0133-1d54-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fa36ae0-8029-0133-1d54-00505686d14e

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Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal