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Survey for a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara / made under the direction of W.G. Williams, Capt. U.S.T.E.; assisted by Lieuts. T.F. Drayton & J.G. Reed

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Title: Survey for a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara / made under the direction of W.G. Williams, Capt. U.S.T.E.; assisted by Lieuts. T.F. Drayton & J.G. Reed
Alternative Title: Plan : artificial harbor & project for descent of ridge.
Creator: Williams, W. G. (William G.), d. 1846, creator
Williams, W. G. (William G.), d. 1846, cartographer
Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Drayton, Thomas, 1808-1891
Reed, J.G., Lieut
White, Lieut
Date Created and/or Issued: 1835
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Alternate title in upper left corner. Signed in ms.: W.G. Williams, Capt. U.S. Topl. Engrs. Apparently drawn in connection with Williams' 1835 survey, published in 1836 under title: Canal--Lake Erie to Lake Ontario (24th Cong., 1st sess. House. Doc. no. 214). Submap: North termination. Vignette: Section of Lock. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map ; 72 x 119 cm., sheet 86 x 132 cm.
Identifier: 474834
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/3567
Language: English
Subject: Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)--Maps
Time Period: 1835
Place: North America
United States
New York
Niagara Falls
W 79°04'14"/N 43°05'00"
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library

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