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Map A topographical map of Lewis Co., New York : from actual surveys

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Title

  • A topographical map of Lewis Co., New York : from actual surveys

Names

  • Ligowsky, A., cartographer, surveyor.
  • S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co., publisher.

Created / Published

  • Philad'a [Philadelphia]: S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co. Publish's, 1857.

Headings

  • -  Real property--New York (State)--Lewis County--Maps
  • -  Landowners--New York (State)--Lewis County--Maps
  • -  Lewis County (N.Y.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps
  • -  Lewis County (N.Y.)--Maps
  • -  Cities and towns--New York (State)--Lewis County--Maps
  • -  Villages--New York (State)--Lewis County--Maps
  • -  Lowville (N.Y.)--Maps
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Lewis County
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Lowville

Genre

  • Cadastral maps
  • Wall maps

Notes

  • -  County cadastral wall map showing towns (townships), town survey divisions (some numbered), irregular rural property tracts, rural buildings, and rural householders' names; also shows individual buildings and occupants' names in the village insets.
  • -  Hand colored (watercolor) to emphasize town boundaries.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1857 by Robert Pearsall Smith in [...] the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
  • -  Originally printed on 3 sheets (later conjoined to form 2 sheets [northern/southern] on cloth backing).
  • -  LC sheets imperfect: Fold-lined, trimmed at sheet edges, sectioned to 2 sheets each folding to vertical panels.
  • -  LC Land ownership maps, 513
  • -  Includes local business directories, 21 village insets (including Lowville), and illustrations of prominent buildings/residences/waterfalls.
  • -  2 copies

Medium

  • 1 map on 2 sheets : color, mounted on cloth backing ; 134 x 118 cm, sheets 72 x 127 cm and 75 x 125 cm, folded to 72 x 43 cm and 75 x 43 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3803.L4G46 1857 .L5
  • G3803.L4G46 1857 .L5 Copy 2 also on 2 sheets, hand colored to emphasize town boundaries and areas, mounted on cloth backing, darkened more than Copy 1, brittle.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2013593274

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ligowsky, A., Cartographer, Surveyor, and Publisher S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co. A topographical map of Lewis Co., New York: from actual surveys. [Philad'a Philadelphia: S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co. Publish's, 1857] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593274/.

APA citation style:

Ligowsky, A. & S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co, P. (1857) A topographical map of Lewis Co., New York: from actual surveys. [Philad'a Philadelphia: S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co. Publish's] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593274/.

MLA citation style:

Ligowsky, A., Cartographer, Surveyor, and Publisher S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co. A topographical map of Lewis Co., New York: from actual surveys. [Philad'a Philadelphia: S. & R.S. Taintor Jr. & Co. Publish's, 1857] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593274/>.