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Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887.

Title
Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887.
Author
New York (N.Y.). Aqueduct Commission, issuing body, publisher.
Publication
  • [New York, N.Y.] : Aqueduct Commission, 1887.
  • 178 William St., N.Y. : Robert A. Welcke, photo-lith., 1887.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5907Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Church, B. S. (Benjamin Silliman), 1836-
  • Cook, Frederick S.
  • Welcke, Robert A.
  • Aguirre, A. A.
  • Ghetti, L. G.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 32 x 92 cm, on sheet 36 x 96 cm
Alternative Title
  • Aqueduct Commission map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US155.2.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • At head of title: The Aqueduct Commission.
  • Covers an area east of the Hudson River, between lower Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) and southern Dutchess County, New York. Shows lakes and streams, aqueducts and reservoirs. Also shows drainage, roads, railroads, etc.
  • Inset: profile of new aqueduct -- [Profile of] Quaker Bridge Reservoir.
  • "B.S. Church, chief engineer December 31st, 1886; Draughting Bureau F.S. Cook asst. engineer in charge; A.A. Aguirre and L.G. Ghetti, Del."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5907
OCLC
61280332
Author
New York (N.Y.). Aqueduct Commission, issuing body, publisher.
Title
Map of the route of the new Croton Aqueduct, present aqueduct and Bronx River pipe line also the watersheds of the Croton, Bronx and Byram rivers, 1887.
Publisher
[New York, N.Y.] : Aqueduct Commission, 1887.
Manufacturer
178 William St., N.Y. : Robert A. Welcke, photo-lith., 1887.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:125,000 (W 74°01ʹ--W 73°40ʹ/N 41°43ʹ--N 40°42ʹ)
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 3, page 396, column 1, row 5.
Source
US155.2.03
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Church, B. S. (Benjamin Silliman), 1836-
Cook, Frederick S., draftsman, cartographer.
Welcke, Robert A., lithographer.
Aguirre, A. A., delineator.
Ghetti, L. G., delineator.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5907
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