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Map of Tompkins County, New York : from actual surveys

Title
Map of Tompkins County, New York : from actual surveys / by L. Fagan ; engr. on stone by Edwd. Herrlein.
Publication
Philadelphia : Horace & Charles T. Smith, publishers : Robert Pearsall Smith, 15 Minor Street, 1853.
Physical Description
1 map on 2 sheets : hand colored ; 103 x 127 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale approximately 1:44,000 (W 76°55ʹ05ʺ--W 76°14ʹ15ʺ/N 42°37ʹ38ʺ--N 42°15ʹ45ʺ).
Local Notes
BEIN Roll Map 277: Imperfect: browned, some tears, with no loss of map image. Joint sheets 106 x 151 cm. Mounted on linen with wooden strip at top and wooden rod at bottom.
Notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Scale estimated based on horizontal bar graph given in miles and perches.
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
General-content county map showing towns (townships), rural buildings, and householders' names; the city and village insets show building coverage and occupants' names.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by Robert Pearsall Smith in the ... Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
Includes statistical tables, local business directories (some indexed to a specific inset), and illustrations of prominent buildings/residences/waterfalls.
Insets: Plan of Ithaca / by L. Fagan -- Plan of Trumansburg -- Plan of Mc Lean -- Ludlowville -- Plan of Dryden -- Plan of Mecklenburg -- Plan of Newfield -- Plan of the village of Burdett -- Plan of Groton.
Access and use
BEIN Roll Map 277: Restricted. Permission of curator needed for use.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 13, 2024
References
LC Land ownership maps, 568
Genre/Form
Maps.
Wall maps.
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