Maps, drawings, and blueprints related to state waterways and canals, [ca. 1851-1941]

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Maps, drawings, and blueprints related to state waterways and canals, [ca. 1851-1941]

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The series is an assortment of maps, profiles, tracings, sketches, plans, drawings, blueprints, and a small amount of related charts and correspondence that are all related in some way (usually graphically) to the state's canals, feeders, and/or various waterways. Proximity to canals and/or placement of the lands, structures, and watercourses adjacent to them is the only common element apparent in these varied representations.

ca. 24.8 cu. ft. (containing ca. 250 maps) : some col. manuscript, some printed, some annotated, some blueprint, folded, rolled ; 110 x 900 cm or smaller.

New York State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8211389

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New York (State). Dept. of Transportation.

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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