Map and atlas collection, 1791-[ca. 1940]

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Map and atlas collection, 1791-[ca. 1940]

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1867 Stewart atlas and the 1881 Beers atlas of Chautauqua County; 1867 Broome County atlas; Breed's Western Almanac, 1847; a 19th century map of a portion of the White estate in Fredonia; maps of Chautauqua County, 1829, 1832, 1839, and 1854; 1851 and 1854 map of Fredonia; and an 1832 manuscript map of New York drawn by Mary L. Barker. Also includes military maps 1865, 1917; WPA Projects in the U.S.; United States maps, 1844, 1850, and 1856; City of Dunkirk, 1882; topographical maps; Index to maps at County Courthouse (copy); and reprints of Holland Land Company maps, 1791-1804.

5 v., 45 items.

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