Engravings of plans, profiles, and maps accompanying the annual report of the State Engineer and Surveyor, 1859.

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Engravings of plans, profiles, and maps accompanying the annual report of the State Engineer and Surveyor, 1859.

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This series consists of fifteen printed engravings compiled under the direction of State Engineer and Surveyor, Van R. Richmond by S.H. Sweet, Resident Engineer. The engravings illustrate the standard models from which are built the important structures on the New York State Canals." The engravings depict timber locks, road bridges, aqueducts, truss bridges dams, bulk heads, double locks composite locks, farm bridges waste weirs, culverts and discharge pipes.

0.5 cu. ft. (15 printed engravings)

New York State Archives

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