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Niagara Falls : from surveys executed under the orders of Major C.B. Comstock, Corp of Engineers, Brvt. Brigadier General U.S.A. in 1875

Title
Niagara Falls : from surveys executed under the orders of Major C.B. Comstock, Corp of Engineers, Brvt. Brigadier General U.S.A. in 1875 / survey made by Assistant Engineer F.M. Towar July and August 1875 and drawn by Asst. Engineer C. Donovan ; engraved by J. Enthoffer.
Author
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, creator, publisher.
Publication
  • [Washington, D.C.] : Corps of Engineers, War Department, [1875]
  • N.Y. : Am. Photo-Lithographic Co., [1875]

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Additional Authors
  • Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910.
  • Enthoffer, J. (Joseph), 1818-1901
  • Towar, F. M.
  • Donovan, C.
  • American Photo-Lithographic Company, lithographer.
Description
1 map; 104 x 66 cm, on sheet 110 x 74 cm
Series Statement
Survey of the northern and northwestern lakes
Uniform Title
Survey of the northern and northwestern lakes.
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US177.3.04
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows buildings, roads, and land use in the vicinity, including the villages of Clifton, Drummondsville, and Chippewa, Ontario (now Niagara Falls, Ont.) and Niagara Falls, N.Y.
  • Relief shown by hachures and contours. Depths shown by soundings.
  • Inset: Map of Niagara Falls, scale 1:2,500.
  • "Survey of the northern and northwestern lakes made in obedience to Acts of Congress and orders from Headquarters of the Corps of Engineers, War Department." -- note above title.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-6123
OCLC
950469001
Author
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, creator, publisher.
Title
Niagara Falls : from surveys executed under the orders of Major C.B. Comstock, Corp of Engineers, Brvt. Brigadier General U.S.A. in 1875 / survey made by Assistant Engineer F.M. Towar July and August 1875 and drawn by Asst. Engineer C. Donovan ; engraved by J. Enthoffer.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : Corps of Engineers, War Department, [1875]
Manufacturer
N.Y. : Am. Photo-Lithographic Co., [1875]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:10,000 (W 79°02ʹ--W 79°05ʹ30ʺ/N 43°08ʹ20ʺ--N 43°03ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Series
Survey of the northern and northwestern lakes
Survey of the northern and northwestern lakes.
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 230, column 3, row 1
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: several pieces of map lacking.
Source
US177.3.04
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910.
Enthoffer, J. (Joseph), 1818-1901, engraver.
Towar, F. M., surveyor.
Donovan, C., draftsman.
American Photo-Lithographic Company, lithographer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-6123
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