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Map of Niagara River or the straits between the Lakes Erie and Ontario

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5652830


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

Maps

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

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.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

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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