Image Title

:  Map of the Hudson River Rail Road from New York to Albany / engraved by Robt. Haering, N.Y. ; W.C. Moore, del.

Creator

: Snyder, George, b. ca. 1820  -- Lithographer

Additional Name(s)

: Haering, Robert -- Engraver
Hudson River Railroad -- Associated name
Moore, W. C. -- Artist

Published Date

: [1848]

Item Physical Description

: 1 map 43 x 382 cm.

Notes

: Topographic strip map of the Hudson River Valley from Waterford to New York City, showing drainage, relief by hachures, county and township boundaries, cities and towns, roads and canals. Indicates the track of the Hudson River Railroad and the "line surveyed but not adopted." Chartered in 1846 and consolidated with New York Central Railroad. See entries 486-488. Note 2.) "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by G. Snyder in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York." Note 3.) Description derived from published bibliography. Note 4.) Includes profile of the rail line. Note 5.) National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.

Standard Reference

: LC Railroad maps, 430

Source

: Maps of New York City and State / Parts / Hudson River

Location

: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Catalog Call Number

: Map Div. 01-1919

Digital ID

: 434767

Record ID

: 253399

Digital Item Published

: 2-3-2004; updated 3-25-2011