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Sketch showing contour lines of mountains as drawn in the field without vertical hatchings

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5591222


Item data

Title

Sketch showing contour lines of mountains as drawn in the field without vertical hatchings

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
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Names

Colvin, Verplanck, 1847-1920 (Creator)
Weed, Parsons & Co. (Lithographer)
New York (State). Adirondack Survey (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1873 (Inferred)
Place: Albany, N.Y.
Publisher: Adirondack Survey

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5851

Subjects

Mountains -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
Content: "Adirondack Survey Report Pl. 20" -- top margin.
Content: Includes notes.
Content: From: Report on a topographical survey of the Adirondack wilderness of New York, 1873.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : color ; 59 x 46 cm, on sheet 63 x 50 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 933530733
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645678
Other local Identifier: US150.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): deaaf160-a28b-0133-1c04-00505686d14e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1873

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch showing contour lines of mountains as drawn in the field without vertical hatchings" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/deaaf160-a28b-0133-1c04-00505686d14e

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1873). Sketch showing contour lines of mountains as drawn in the field without vertical hatchings Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/deaaf160-a28b-0133-1c04-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch showing contour lines of mountains as drawn in the field without vertical hatchings" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/deaaf160-a28b-0133-1c04-00505686d14e

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