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Map of Erie County, New York: from actual surveys

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Title

Map of Erie County, New York: from actual surveys

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Counties

Names

Geil, Samuel (Cartographer)
Smith, Robert Pearsall, 1827-1898 (Associated name)
Gillette, Matthews & Co. (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1855
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Gillette Matthews & Co, Publishers

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5985

Subjects

Landowners -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Real property -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Erie County (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Erie County

Genres

Maps
Cadastral Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: by Samuel Geil, author of maps of Niagara, Orleans & Cayuga Counties, N.Y., &c.
Content: Shows landowners.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by Robert Pearsall Smith..."
Content: Includes "A map of the City of Buffalo," ancillary maps, statistical chart, business directories, and illustrations.
Content: Ancillary maps: Abbott's Corners or Hamburg P.O. -- Akron -- Alden -- Boston -- Bowmansville -- Clarence -- Clarence Centre -- Colden -- Collins Centre -- East Aurora -- East Hamburg -- Eden -- Elma -- Evans Centre -- Evans Station -- Fallkirk -- Gowanda -- Griffins Mills -- Holland Village -- Lancaster -- Marilla Center -- Plan of North Collins -- Pontiac -- Sardinia -- South Wales -- Springville -- Tonawanda Village from actual survey / by Tobias Witmer of Amherst -- Wales Center -- Wales Hollow -- West Falls -- Whites Corners -- Williamsville.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 125 x 93 cm, on sheet 142 x 143 cm

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012593658
RLIN/OCLC: 850845611
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645812
Other local Identifier: US164.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3042bb10-cd15-0133-269f-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1855

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Erie County, New York: from actual surveys" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3042bb10-cd15-0133-269f-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1855). Map of Erie County, New York: from actual surveys Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3042bb10-cd15-0133-269f-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Erie County, New York: from actual surveys" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3042bb10-cd15-0133-269f-00505686a51c

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