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Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal : illustrating the position taken by William J. McAlpine, C.E., in his Annual Report as State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, 1853

Title
Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal : illustrating the position taken by William J. McAlpine, C.E., in his Annual Report as State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, 1853 / David Vaughan, scrip.
Author
Vaughan, David, active 1849-1864
Publication
  • [Albany, N.Y.?] : [publisher not identified], 1853.
  • Albany, N.Y. : Lith. of J.E. Gavit, Exchange.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5092Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • McAlpine, William J. (William Jarvis)
  • Gavit, John E., 1817-1874
Description
1 map : hand colored; 52 x 65 cm
Summary
Outline map of the eastern half of the United States showing canals, finished railroads, railroads in progress of construction and proposed lines. Trade areas are indicated by line symbols and added yellow and red color.
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US010.1.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • From New York State Engineer & Surveyor on the Canals. Annual Report ... Transmitted ... Feb. 9, 1854.
  • Description derived from Library of Congress's Railroad maps of the United States published bibliography.
Indexed In (note)
  • Railroad maps of the United States
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Additional Formats (note)
  • Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5092
LCCN
98688357
OCLC
43589476
Author
Vaughan, David, active 1849-1864, creator.
Title
Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board, exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal : illustrating the position taken by William J. McAlpine, C.E., in his Annual Report as State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, 1853 / David Vaughan, scrip.
Publisher
[Albany, N.Y.?] : [publisher not identified], 1853.
Manufacturer
Albany, N.Y. : Lith. of J.E. Gavit, Exchange.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:3,800,000 (W 97°--W 66°/N 47°--N 29°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Railroad maps of the United States, entry 82
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 183, column b, row 5
Additional Formats
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Source
US010.1.03
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) Albany.
Added Author
McAlpine, William J. (William Jarvis)
Gavit, John E., 1817-1874, lithographer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5092
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