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Survey of the Allegheny River from Franklin to Pittsburgh

Title
Survey of the Allegheny River from Franklin to Pittsburgh / levelled and surveyed under the direction of Lieut. Col. Kearney, U.S. Top. Engineers by Lieutenants C. Graham & J.M. Berrien ; [No. 1] drawn by Lieutt. Berrien, 5th Infantry, 1828 ; No. 2 drawn by Lieutt. Ramsay, 1st Arty.
Author
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, creator.
Publication
[Pittsburgh?] : [publisher not identified], [1828]

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no. 2CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-5177 no. 2Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117
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Additional Authors
  • Kearney, James, -1862
  • Graham, Campbell, 1798 or 1799-1866
  • Berrien, John Macpherson, -1876
  • Ramsay Lieutt.
Description
1 map on 2 sheets; sheets 19 x 81 cm and 19 x 96 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US206.1.01
Subject
  • Land use mapping
  • Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.) > Maps
  • Allegheny River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) > Maps
  • United States > Allegheny River
  • United States > Allegheny River Valley
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • Shows islands, tributaries, ferries, falls, mills, cultivated areas, distances, and structures along the Allegheny River between Franklin and Pittsburgh.
  • Includes notes.
  • In upper left corner [both sheets]: Doc. 343.
  • North oriented toward upper left on [sheet] No. 1; toward lower left on [sheet] No. 2.
  • Author attribution based on positions of service members involved in creation of the map and year when created.
Indexed In (note)
  • Congressional information service. CIS U.S. serial set index. Pt. 14, Index and carto-bibliography of maps
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Contents
No. 1. [Franklin to Mahoning Creek] -- No. 2. [Mahoning Creek to Pittsburgh].
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5177
OCLC
770083704
Author
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, creator.
Title
Survey of the Allegheny River from Franklin to Pittsburgh / levelled and surveyed under the direction of Lieut. Col. Kearney, U.S. Top. Engineers by Lieutenants C. Graham & J.M. Berrien ; [No. 1] drawn by Lieutt. Berrien, 5th Infantry, 1828 ; No. 2 drawn by Lieutt. Ramsay, 1st Arty.
Publisher
[Pittsburgh?] : [publisher not identified], [1828]
Cartographic Data
Scale not given (W 80°00ʹ00ʺ--W 79°26ʹ00ʺ/N 41°24ʹ00ʺ--N 40°26ʹ00ʺ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Congressional information service. CIS U.S. serial set index. Pt. 14, Index and carto-bibliography of maps, entry 330 (25-2) H.doc. 343, map 1
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 1, page 174, column a, no. 5
Source
US206.1.01
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Local Subject
Allegheny River (Pennsylvania) Maps.
Place of Publication
United States Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Added Author
Kearney, James, -1862, surveyor.
Graham, Campbell, 1798 or 1799-1866, surveyor.
Berrien, John Macpherson, -1876, surveyor, draftsman.
Ramsay Lieutt., draftsman.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5177
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