Barge Canal contract location maps, [ca. 1904-1905]

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Barge Canal contract location maps, [ca. 1904-1905]

The series consists of cut up sections of a printed U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of New York State that has been annotated to locate the areas covered by Barge Canal contracts. The map sections are undated but the series apparently complies with specific requirements of section four of the Barge Canal Law (Laws of 1903, Chapter 147).

2 cu. ft. (18 volumes consisting of one col. map in numerous sections on 18 sheets) : folded, annotated, sections mounted on cloth ; multiple sections of 25 x 13 cm folded within volume size of 27 x 15 cm.

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