Barge Canal sectional maps, [ca. 1896]

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Barge Canal sectional maps, [ca. 1896]

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This series consists of 71 manuscript maps depicting land along the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego canals acquired by the state for canal purposes up to 1896. They are apparently the product of surveys conducted by the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor in response to Chapter 79 of the Laws of 1895, which appropriated nine million dollars, contingent upon the approval of the electorate in November of that year, for the improvement of the canals.

ca. 92.4 cu. ft. (71 maps) : rolled ; bulk of maps have four col. sections each 30 x 176 cm or larger on sheet 234 x 183 cm.

New York State Archives

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