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Map of the vicinity of Buffalo: accompanying the report of Capt. W.G. Williams, U.S. topl. engs.

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56813397


Item data

Title

Map of the vicinity of Buffalo: accompanying the report of Capt. W.G. Williams, U.S. topl. engs.

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Cities and towns, A-Z

Names

Williams, W. G. (William G.), -1846 (Creator)
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1840 (Questionable)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-6098

Subjects

Harbors -- New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.)
Buffalo (N.Y.)
Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
New York (State) -- Buffalo (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps
Bathymetric Maps

Notes

Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by isolines.
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 38 x 54 cm, on sheet 44 x 62 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 41553660
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645925
Other local Identifier: US175.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 851943e0-0bf1-0134-1366-00505686a51c

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

1840

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the vicinity of Buffalo: accompanying the report of Capt. W.G. Williams, U.S. topl. engs." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/851943e0-0bf1-0134-1366-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1840). Map of the vicinity of Buffalo: accompanying the report of Capt. W.G. Williams, U.S. topl. engs. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/851943e0-0bf1-0134-1366-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the vicinity of Buffalo: accompanying the report of Capt. W.G. Williams, U.S. topl. engs." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/851943e0-0bf1-0134-1366-00505686a51c

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