Maps, plans, details, and drawings of structures and locations for work on the Erie, Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals, [ca. 1830-1900]

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Maps, plans, details, and drawings of structures and locations for work on the Erie, Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals, [ca. 1830-1900]

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The series consists of 27 volumes of maps and plans (made up of drawings, details, and sectional diagrams) of locations and structures for work done on the Erie, Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals. There is also at least one sheet present relating to the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. Records pertain to the Middle and Western divisions of the Erie Canal only.

35 cu. ft. (27 volumes containing ca. 370 maps and an equal number of plans) : col. ink, pencil, watercolor, blueprints ; 60 x 99 cm or smaller within volume sizes 64 x 85 cm or smaller.

New York State Archives

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