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Map of the district through which passes the contemplated Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain Canal
- Title
- Map of the district through which passes the contemplated Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain Canal / drawn by Capn. W.T. Poussin, topl. engr. ; Wm, Harrison, sct., Georgetown, D.C.
- Author
- Poussin, Guillaume Tell, 1794-1876
- Publication
- [New Orleans, La.] : [publisher not identified], [1827]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 15-6014 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Harrison, William, 1774-
- Description
- 1 map; 31 x 37 cm, on sheet 44 x 53 cm
- Alternative Title
- Map plan and profiles annexed to the report on a canal destined to connect the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain, March, 1st, 1827
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US080.3.05
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Oriented with north toward the left.
- Includes "Diagram of comparative levels" at bottom of map.
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 15-6014
- OCLC
- 11231419
- Author
- Poussin, Guillaume Tell, 1794-1876, creator, draftsman.
- Title
- Map of the district through which passes the contemplated Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain Canal / drawn by Capn. W.T. Poussin, topl. engr. ; Wm, Harrison, sct., Georgetown, D.C.
- Publisher
- [New Orleans, La.] : [publisher not identified], [1827]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale approximately 1:46,080 (W 90°08ʹ--W 89°37ʹ/N 30°11ʹ--N 29°51ʹ).
- 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. 6, page 857, column 1, no. 2
- Source
- US080.3.05
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States District of Columbia Georgetown.
- Added Author
- Harrison, William, 1774- engraver.
- Distinct Title
- Map plan and profiles annexed to the report on a canal destined to connect the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain, March, 1st, 1827
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 15-6014