Map of Niagara River or the straits between the Lakes Erie and Ontario
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Item data
Title
Map of Niagara River or the straits between the Lakes Erie and Ontario
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
Parts
Niagara River
Names
Dember, George (Creator)
Pease, Richard H., 1813-1869 (Lithographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1869 (Approximate)
Place: Albany, N.Y.?
Date Issued: 1860 - 1869 (Approximate)
Place: Albany [N.Y.]
Publisher: Lith. of R.H. Pease
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5926
Subjects
Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
North America -- Niagara River Valley (N.Y. and Ont.)
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: by Geo. Dember, 60th. Regmt.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Oriented with north to left.
Content: "Latitudes from Mr. Elliott, Niagara 43°15ʹ, Falls 43°4ʹ25ʺ, heighth 150 feet, Fort Erie 42°53ʹ17ʺ, Lake Sinclair 42°53ʹ."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Version Identification: Lithographic copy of 1759 manuscript map of Niagara River.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 19 x 43 cm, on sheet 25 x 48 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 29000512
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645753
Other local Identifier: US156.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f372900-b8b3-0133-42ba-00505686d14e
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1860
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MLA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Niagara River or the straits between the Lakes Erie and Ontario" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f372900-b8b3-0133-42ba-00505686d14e
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1869). Map of Niagara River or the straits between the Lakes Erie and Ontario Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f372900-b8b3-0133-42ba-00505686d14e
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Niagara River or the straits between the Lakes Erie and Ontario" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f372900-b8b3-0133-42ba-00505686d14e
Wikipedia citation
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