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Sketch of part of the Black River: shewing a profile thereof with the cross sections at the points as indicated

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Title

Sketch of part of the Black River: shewing a profile thereof with the cross sections at the points as indicated

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Parts
(A-Z)

Names

Olmsted, Charles A. (Cartographer)
Pease, Richard H., 1813-1869 (Lithographer)
Vaughan, David, active 1849-1864 (Engraver)
Tolle, Augustus (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1851
Place: New York?
Date Issued: 1851
Place: Albany, N.Y.
Publisher: Lith of Richd. H. Pease

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5839

Subjects

Black River (Herkimer County-Jefferson County, N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Black River (Herkimer County-Jefferson County)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: drawn by direction of Charles A. Olmsted, divis'n engineer ; D. Vaughan, scrip. ; A. Tolle, fecit.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Oriented with north to the lower right.
Content: Includes profile with a vertical scale 1:24. One foot in 1/2 inch, 11 cross sections, and 2 illustrated views: Highfalls - Black River, Lewis, Co,, N.Y., 63 ft. -- South Highfalls.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 56 x 172 cm, on sheet 60 x 175 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 899218327
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645666
Other local Identifier: US149.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2abc9210-a1d5-0133-3b35-00505686d14e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1851

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch of part of the Black River: shewing a profile thereof with the cross sections at the points as indicated" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2abc9210-a1d5-0133-3b35-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1851). Sketch of part of the Black River: shewing a profile thereof with the cross sections at the points as indicated Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2abc9210-a1d5-0133-3b35-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch of part of the Black River: shewing a profile thereof with the cross sections at the points as indicated" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2abc9210-a1d5-0133-3b35-00505686d14e

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